Lieutenant Federico Narvaez, New York City Police Department, New York

Lieutenant Federico Narvaez

New York City Police Department, New York

End of Watch Friday, October 18, 1996

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Federico Narvaez

Lieutenant Federico Narvaez was shot and killed after being flagged down by a female pedestrian.

The pedestrian told him that she was being stalked, and Lieutenant Narvaez approached the man after calling for backup. The man turned and fired, striking Lieutenant Narvaez in the face as he exited his patrol car.

The man ran into a nearby apartment building and became trapped between two sets of doors. When other officers located them, he opened fire on them through the doors. The officers returned fire, killing the suspect.

Lieutenant Narvaez had received numerous awards for Excellent and Meritorious Police Duty. He had served with the New York City Police Department for 17 years.

Bio

Age 40
Tour 17 years
Badge 7777

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Handgun
Offender Shot and killed

domestic

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Tomorrow will mark the 29th anniversary of Lt. Narvaez’s death. I worked with Freddy in the 84 Precinct, he was a 3rd platoon sergeant and I was a rookie cop. He was hands down the best boss on the job. Learned a lot from him.

Rest in peace my friend.

Deputy Chief Raymond Porteus
NYPD Patrol Borough Brooklyn South

October 17, 2025