In the early morning hours of October 8, 1989, 24-year-old off-duty NYPD Officer William L. Chisolm was shot and killed in the Bronx while sitting in a parked car with his girlfriend in front of the Patterson Houses on 145th Street. During the struggle the assailant reportedly gained control of Officer Chisolm’s service revolver and a single shot struck him in the head. Chisolm was taken to Lincoln Hospital and died of his wound several hours later; he had served with the NYPD for three years. The assailant fled but later surrendered, was charged with second-degree murder, convicted, and received a 20 years to life sentence.

Are there readers who remember that night or have any additional details about the confrontation in front of the Patterson Houses?