Details Emerge About Village Shootout

WNYC News | Jul 12, 2010

New York, NY —

Police are still piecing together details about Wednesday night's shoot out in Greenwich Village that claimed the life of a restaurant worker, 2 auxiliary police officers and the gunman. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

Police say the alleged shooter, 42 year-old David Robert Garvin, served as a member of the Marine Reserve for 2 years in the 1980s but had received less than an honorable discharge. He had no prior criminal record and had moved to New York City last fall. Last month, Garvin was fired from his job as a bartender at the Raccoon Lodge in lower Manhattan.

Police say his resume indicated he had a degree in journalism from a college in Missouri, and had worked as a freelance writer and layout designer from some prominent publications. Police believe Garvin was thrown out of the West Village eatery several times, which could have led to the shooting spree which left a bartender dead.

For WNYC, I'm Bob Hennelly.

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