Sergeant Donald Carroll, 51, of the Jersey City Police Department was killed on Thursday, November 6, 1986, after responding to a report of a naked, erratic man. Carroll, a 24-year veteran whose father had also served in law enforcement, was flagged down by a citizen and encountered the subject banging on his patrol car’s windshield. When Carroll stepped out, the man overpowered him, took his nightstick and then his service weapon.

Carroll and several civilians ran into a nearby grocery store; Carroll used his body to block the door while the armed man fired through it. Carroll was struck multiple times in the chest and died at the scene. The assailant fled in the patrol car, crashed a short distance away, and was shot and killed by officers after exiting the wrecked vehicle.

Any readers who remember Sergeant Carroll, the location of the shooting, or the events of that day are asked to share what they know.