NYPD Officer Dies 33 Years After He Was Shot in a Robbery

NYPD Officer Dies 33 Years After He Was Shot in a Robbery
A logo of the New York City Police Department in Brooklyn, New York on Feb. 17, 2019. Mimi Nguyen Ly/ NTD News
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NEW YORK—A New York City police officer who spent more than three decades in a vegetative state after being shot in the head during a botched robbery has died, officials said.

Detective Troy Patterson, who was off duty when he was shot on Jan. 16, 1990, died Saturday, Detectives Endowment Association President Paul DiGiacomo said Monday.