On September 12, 1991, 26-year-old New York City Police Officer Hector Antonio Fontanez-Diaz, a five-year veteran assigned to the 47th Precinct in the Bronx, was killed while responding to a report of a man brandishing a gun on a bicycle in the Parkchester area. Officers searched about 45 minutes before spotting a man matching the description. The suspect entered a courtyard on Eastchester Road; Officer Fontanez-Diaz pursued him on foot into an alley and was struck multiple times by gunfire. He managed to return fire, wounding the suspect five times, but succumbed to his injuries.

The suspect, identified as 18-year-old David Barracks, was apprehended at the scene, later tried and convicted of Officer Fontanez-Diaz’s murder and sentenced to 25 years to life, with first parole eligibility in 2016. Officer Fontanez-Diaz was survived by his mother and brother.

Did anyone in the Parkchester area remember the events that afternoon or have information about Officer Fontanez-Diaz’s last call?