1. Patrick Moses Dorismond was an American security guard and father of two children who was killed by undercover New York City Police Department officers during the early morning of March 16,2000.
11 Facts About Patrick Dorismond
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The officers say the scuffle began when Patrick Dorismond became angry after they propositioned him, loudly declaring he was not a drug dealer.
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Patrick Dorismond said Dorismond grabbed the gun, causing it to discharge into his chest.
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Patrick Dorismond says he attempted unsuccessfully to pull Dorismond back from the confrontation.
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Patrick Dorismond described the first undercover cop who had approached Dorismond as aggressive and "in their face".
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An ambulance arrived on the scene within minutes of the shooting and Patrick Dorismond was transported to St Clare's Hospital where attempts to resuscitate him proved futile.
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Giuliani said that he only wanted to show that Patrick Dorismond was "no altar boy".
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Ironically, Patrick Dorismond had attended the same Catholic school as Giuliani and had indeed been an altar boy.
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Patrick Dorismond's funeral, a Catholic Mass in Brooklyn, was a highly emotional affair marred by clashes between thousands of protestors and the NYPD.
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On July 27,2000, a grand jury declined to indict Officer Vasquez in the death of Patrick Dorismond, announcing that they had found the shooting to be accidental.
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Patrick Dorismond is the first name mentioned in the recitation "Rollcall for Those Absent", from the album The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier to Paint by jazz trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire.