Date | August 30, 1999 |
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Time | 6:48 p.m. (EDT) |
Location | 1619 46th Street, Brooklyn, New York City |
Coordinates | 40°37′58″N 73°58′59″W / 40.63269°N 73.98306°W |
Type | Use of force |
Deaths | 1 (Gidone Busch) |
Verdict | New York City Police Department (NYPD) found not liable |
Litigation | Lawsuit by Busch's family against the NYPD |
Gidone Busch or Gary Busch (1968 – August 30, 1999) was a mentally ill Breslover Hasid who was shot and killed outside his apartment in Borough Park, Brooklyn by four officers of the New York City Police Department, who fired on him at least 12 times. The killing was highly controversial, because although Busch was armed at the time, the weapon he brandished was a claw hammer, and accounts of the incident varied widely.