JOHN FUCHS
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Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 5-W: 25
Department: New York City, New York, P.D.
End of Watch: July 4, 1866
Cause: SHOT
Age: 28
Years of Service: 2
Description: Patrolman Fuchs responded to a dispute between a fireman and a homeowner when the homeowner displayed a shotgun. When Patrolman Fuchs attempted to remove the shotgun and arrest the homeowner, he was shot in the chest and died instantly.
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