Police Officer James G. Carragher, 55, of the New York City Housing Authority Police Department was killed on Thursday, February 11, 1982. A World War II Navy veteran who had served with the department for 16 years, Officer Carragher had just finished his tour and was about 80 feet from his building entrance when two men approached him with firearms intending to rob him. He drew his service weapon and fired five shots before being struck by two bullets and killed.

The attackers fled, leaving a wife, four daughters and four grandchildren. Detectives worked the case for months until a tip led to the arrest of two men about ten months after the shooting; one defendant, then 22, was convicted of second-degree murder and given 18 years to life, with an additional 9 to 18 years for an unrelated robbery that same night.

Does anyone have information about Officer Carragher, his family, or the case that could add context to what happened that night?