Funeral Friday for NYPD detective who was shot during attempted robbery in 1990
By John Dias
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NEW YORK (WCBS) — A funeral service is being held this morning for NYPD Det. Troy Patterson.
Patterson died last Saturday, more than 30 years after he was shot in the head during an attempted robbery in Brooklyn. The shooting left him paralyzed and in a vegetative state.
On Thursday, officers lined up outside the funeral home for a dignified transfer, continuing to honor Patterson’s legacy and vowing to never forget the fallen hero.
Supporters held out hope for decades that he would regain consciousness.
Patterson spent 33 years in a vegetative state after being shot in the head during a botched robbery back on Jan. 16, 1990.
He was washing his car on the street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, when he was approached by three young men who demanded $20. One of the suspects, who was just 15 years old, shot him.
The three would-be robbers all served prison time for charges related to the shooting and have been released.
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