Deputy John W. Greeney III, 47, was shot and killed on February 17, 1990, in Fort Lauderdale while responding to a silent alarm at a Church’s Fried Chicken restaurant west of downtown. Greeney, a Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy who joined the agency in 1986 after serving in the U.S. Air Force and graduating with honors from Broward County’s 121st Police Academy, was killed after he and his partner surprised two robbery suspects. His partner, Deputy Robert Sallustio, was wounded in the same confrontation.

Two men, Wayne Coleman and Lancelot Armstrong, were arrested in Maryland the day after the shooting and later indicted in Broward County on first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and armed robbery charges. One of the men is serving a life sentence and the other is on Death Row. Deputy Greeney was buried with full honors at Arlington National Cemetery, continuing a family tradition of public service.

If anyone remembers Deputy Greeney, the incident at the restaurant, or has information that could shed more light on the case, please share what you know.