http://www.odmp.org/officer/2284-special-agent-joseph-j.-brock Special Agent Joseph J. Brock United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation U.S. Government End of Watch: Saturday, July 26, 1952 Biographical Info Age: 44 Tour of Duty: 11 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Saturday, July 26, 1952 Incident Location: New York Weapon Used: Handgun Suspect Info: Executed in 1954 Agent Brock was shot and killed in New York City, New York, by a fugitive on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. Agents had information that the suspect would be at a hotel that evening. They observed the man in the lobby on the phone and then enter an elevator to the ninth floor. The agents decided to wait for him to return to the lobby in order to make an arrest. Agent Brock took a position near a stairwell. Instead of taking the elevator back down, the suspect took the stairs that Agent Brock was positioned in. He shot Agent Brock twice in the chest and then took his gun. He entered the lobby and engaged the other agents in a shootout before being wounded. He was convicted of Agent Brock's murder and executed at Sing Sing Prison, in New York, on August 12, 1954. Agent Brock had been with the agency for eleven years. ----- Original Message ----- From: Wstjs@aol.com To: nynewyor@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 9:21 PM Subject: [NYNEWYOR] obituary for Joseph J. Brock Hi, I am new to this list and new to searching records in New York City. Could someone please tell me how I can obtain an obituary for Joseph J. Brock who died as the result of a gun shot wound from a criminal in the lobby of the Congress Hotel, New York City on July 26, 1952. He was DOA at Roosevelt Hospital. His home was in Jackson Height, Queens. He was an FBI special agent. Thank you, Janet in Kansas City, MO **************Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112) Jim Garrity, List Administrator jimgarrity@earthlink.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYNEWYOR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message