On a September night in 1977, Police Officer Vito A. Chiaramonte, 32, was on foot patrol at the Baruch Houses near FDR Drive and Delancey Street in New York City when he was suddenly shot once in the head with a .32 caliber handgun. A civilian found him and he was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he died on September 26, 1977. He had 12 years of service with the New York City Housing Authority Police Department and was a father of four.

The shooting was abrupt and produced few immediate leads. The investigation remained unresolved: no suspect was officially identified and no arrests were made. In 2003 a convict held in Germany claimed to have information but later refused to cooperate, and that lead produced nothing. The case remains open and unsolved.

Did anyone who lived in or near the Baruch Houses in 1977 notice anything unusual that night or have information about this case?