On Wednesday afternoon, March 25, 1992, 23-year-old Auxiliary Police Officer Armando Rosario was off-duty in the Union Port section of the Bronx when he intervened in an armed robbery near Lafayette and Castle Hill Avenues. Rosario, who had served four years with the 46th Precinct Auxiliary Police Unit, chased the suspect into a dead-end courtyard between a church and a nursing home. Cornered, the suspect fired a .25 caliber semi-automatic handgun, striking Rosario in the chest and leg.

Rosario was taken to Jacobi Hospital and succumbed to his injuries. Neighbors saw the shooter flee into nearby bushes, flagged down a patrol car, and officers detained the suspect within minutes, recovering the handgun and the property taken in the robbery. The person apprehended was charged with murder, robbery, and criminal possession of a weapon. Rosario is survived by his mother and brother.

If anyone knew Officer Rosario or witnessed the events that afternoon, please share any information that could shed light on his actions or the scene.