WILLIAM DEROSA
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Officer Rank: Police Officer
Memorial Panel: 29-E: 17
Department: Suffolk County, New York, P.D.
End of Watch: January 31, 1976
Cause: SHOT
Age: 29
Years of Service: 5
Description: Police Officer DeRosa was accidentally shot by a fellow officer as they attempted to apprehend four suspects wanted for assault. The officer fell when the suspect vehicle lurched forward and the shotgun discharged when it struck the ground. Inadvertent fire.
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