Detective Louis Miller, 60, was killed in the line of duty in Flatbush, Brooklyn, on Wednesday, March 11, 1987. A nearly 34-year veteran of the New York City Police Department and a field training officer who had mentored more than 2,000 officers, Miller was responding to a reported burglary with trainees when he and a trainee took an elevator to the fourth floor. When the doors opened they were met by two suspects who opened fire, wounding both officers. Both returned fire; one suspect was fatally wounded at the scene, the second was wounded, fled, and was later pursued and captured after officers broadcast the fleeing vehicle’s description. Detective Miller was taken to Kings County Hospital and died within the hour.

The captured suspect was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison; he died on September 7, 1991. Detective Miller, a United States Marine Corps World War II veteran, was posthumously awarded the NYPD Medal of Honor on June 7, 1988. He was survived by his wife and son.

Did anyone in Flatbush at the time have memories of Detective Miller or details about the burglary response that could add to this record?