Connecticut Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation

Gerald T. DiJoseph

Officer

Bridgeport

End of Watch: 11/28/1980

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Officer DiJoseph was shot in the head and killed by an unknown assailant during what was believed to have been a routine motor vehicle stop.

Appointed: April 2, 1969

On November 28, 1980, Officer DiJoseph died at St. Vincent’s Hospital from a gunshot wound to the head, inflicted by an unknown assailant in the area of 65 James Street during what was believed to have been a routine motor vehicle stop.