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Saluting A Fallen Hero

Cops and community members gathered on a street corner in Queens to deliver on a promise to never forget a fallen officer. Hundreds came together at the scene where Police Eddie Byrne was murdered 28 years ago. Officer Byrne was a member of the NYPD for only seven month when he was shot and killed while he sat in his patrol car in the early morning of February 26, 1988. "Eddie Byrne was a cop, his life counted, his life mattered," said Police Commissioner Bratton. "His much too short life was one of incredible significance." NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Legal Matter Lawrence Byrne, the brother of Edward Byrne, spoke to those in attendance, which included community council members, FDNY firefighters and hundreds of officers. “Twenty-eight years ago, we suffered a terrible loss, not just my family, but the 103 Precinct, this community, the Department and the city,” said Deputy Commissioner Byrne. “But out of that terrible tragedy has come a lot of good and the fact that you are all here in the middle of the night on a cold night, is so much more powerful than any words I can utter.” Tributes like this are one of many ways we remember the all too many fallen Finest. Plaques hang in precincts so stories of heroics can be remembered and shared with new officers. Streets are renamed throughout New York City so communities members never forget the sacrifices made by those who serve them and vigils are held so we can be sure to never forget.