detective horace lee ford

street crime unit

november 6, 1978

DETECTIVE HORACE LEE FORD died on November 6, 1978 from gunshot wounds he received when he challenged an armed bank robber.
The detective was off duty in the Manufacturer’s Bank on Kissena Boulevard in Flushing.
The gunman died in the gutter just outside the bank’s doorway,
where he fled, after being hit by Detective Ford’s bullets.