On the night of April 12, 2007, Officer Thomas M. Lindsey, 32, a five-year veteran of the Utica Police Department and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, was shot and killed while on patrol. At about 9:20 p.m. he stopped a vehicle at Neilson and Eagle Streets after observing a traffic infraction. As he approached the car, someone inside fired a weapon and struck him. Although he was wearing a bullet-resistant vest, the round found a vulnerable area. He was taken to St. Elizabeth Medical Center, where he died.

Investigators arrested a primary suspect on a bench warrant shortly after the shooting. By June 2007 that person was charged with murder; court testimony and the investigation indicated a preconceived plan to kill a police officer. A community memorial later honored Officer Lindsey.

If anyone has information about the events of April 12, 2007, or remembers details from that night, please share what you know.