1967 New York City riot

1967 New York City riot
1967 New York City riot
Part of Long, hot summer of 1967
Date	July 23–30, 1967
Location	New York City, New York
Caused by	A police officer killing a Puerto Rican man who was threatening him with a knife.; Racial inequality;
Parties
Rioters	New York Police Department Tactical Patrol Force; ;
Casualties
Death(s)	4
Injuries	5 police officers injured; 24 firefighters injured

The 1967 New York City riot was one of many riots that occurred during the long, hot summer of 1967. The riot began after an off-duty police officer, Patrolman Anthony Cinquemani, while trying to break up a fight, shot and killed a Puerto Rican man named Renaldo Rodriquez who had a knife and lunged toward him.

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