Bruce Mayo was a 27-year-old Correction Officer with six years on the job at the Rose M. Singer Center on Rikers Island. On October 4, 1993, while off duty and outside a bar at 2140 East Tremont Avenue in the Bronx, he stepped into a dispute to try to de-escalate it. A gunman approached him from behind and shot him once in the back of the head, killing him.

An investigation identified and led to the apprehension of a suspect in connection with the murder. Mayo was survived by his wife, Cynthia, and their 6-year-old son, Christopher. His family and colleagues described his intervention that night as an extension of his commitment to public safety.

If anyone knew Bruce Mayo or has information about the shooting outside that bar, please share what can help the case.