Killing of Gidone Busch

Killing of Gidone Busch
DateAugust 30, 1999
Time6:48 p.m. (EDT)
Location1619 46th Street, Brooklyn, New York City
Coordinates40°37′58″N 73°58′59″W / 40.63269°N 73.98306°W / 40.63269; -73.98306
TypeUse of force
Deaths1 (Gidone Busch)
VerdictNew York City Police Department (NYPD) found not liable
LitigationLawsuit 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.