On January 31, 1984, Angelo E. Brown, a 27-year-old New York City Police Department officer with about one year of service, was walking home after a night out in Crown Heights when he slipped on ice and fell on Sterling Place near Buffalo Avenue. While he lay on the pavement, two men who had been sitting in a car got out, beat him with a wooden stick, and stole his off-duty firearm. As the assailants tried to drive away, Brown jumped onto the hood of the moving car in an attempt to stop them and retrieve his weapon.

He was thrown from the vehicle and then shot multiple times in the neck. He was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital, where his injuries proved fatal. Both suspects, aged 19 and 26 at the time, were arrested, convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 25 years to life; both were later granted parole.

Does anyone have memories of that night or information that could add detail to the case?