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Date: Friday, October 15, 1999
Release #412-99
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MAYOR GIULIANI AND POLICE COMMISSIONER SAFIR HONOR FALLEN HEROES
AT POLICE MEMORIAL CEREMONY
Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and Police Commissioner Howard Safir today presided over a ceremony honoring three police officers who died in the line of duty in 1998. The Mayor and Police Commissioner joined family and friends of Detective Sean Carrington, Police Officer Gerard Carter, and Police Officer Anthony Mosomillo to unveil the newly inscribed names of the fallen heroes on the New York City Police Memorial in Battery Park City.
"Today we honor the memory of three fallen New York City Police Officers who lost their lives in the line of duty," the Mayor said. "Detective Sean Carrington, Police Officer Gerard Carter, and Police Officer Anthony Mosomillo leave behind a legacy of courage and devotion that will always burn brightly in the hearts of those whose lives they touched."
The Mayor continued, "The values they cherished - a dedication to public service, commitment to helping others, and courage in the face of danger - should serve as an inspiration to all who follow in their footsteps. By etching their names in stone on this beautiful memorial, we make their legacy an eternal part of the living memory and the living history of the Police Department and the City of New York."
Police Commissioner Safir said, "The placement of the names Sean Carrington, Gerard Carter, and Anthony Mosomillo upon this Memorial wall will ensure that the bravery they demonstrated and the valiant gifts they bestowed upon this community will never be forgotten. This wall will speak to future generations who visit this park, and enlighten them as to who these men were and what they stood for."
The New York City Police Memorial was created in 1997 in Battery Park to honor New York City Police Officers killed in the line of duty since 1854. There are now 570 names inscribed on the Memorial. The names of the following Officers were added to the Memorial today:
- Detective Sean Carrington - Detective Carrington joined the Police Department on February 28, 1994. He was promoted to Detective on September 25, 1997. While assigned to the Bronx South Narcotics District, Detective Carrington was working in an undercover back-up capacity during a narcotics operation on January 19, 1998. After a successful narcotics purchase had been made at an indoor location, Detective Carrington and another officer engaged two suspects in conversation. The two suspects opened fire with semi-automatic weapons, killing Detective Carrington and wounding another officer.
Detective Carrington was twenty-eight years old at the time of his death.
- Police Officer Anthony Mosomillo - Police Officer Mosomillo joined the Department on August 30, 1993. On May 28, 1998, Police Officer Mosomillo and his partner, Police Officer Miriam Torres, went to a basement apartment to execute a bench warrant. Acting on information they had developed, the officers found the male suspect hidden beneath a trap door in a rear closet. The suspect fired upon being discovered, striking Officer Mosomillo. Although lying on the floor and mortally wounded, Officer Mosomillo returned fire and killed the suspect before succumbing to his injuries.
Officer Mosomillo was thirty-six years old at the time of his death.
- Police Officer Gerard Carter - Police Officer Carter joined the Department on August 30, 1993. On July 26, 1998, while on patrol in a Staten Island housing development, Police Officer Carter observed a suspect wanted for a recent homicide. As Officer Carter and his partner drove toward the suspect, the suspect opened fire, striking Officer Carter through the windshield. Officer Carter's partner, Police Officer Eric Storch, was able to return fire from the passenger seat. Officer Carter succumbed to his wounds five days later, on July 31, 1998.
Officer Carter was twenty-eight years old at the time of his death.
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