Beloved NYPD Detective, source of hope Steven McDonald dead at 59
Beloved NYPD Detective Steven McDonald, who was left paralyzed from the neck down following a 1986 shooting in Central Park and dedicated his remaining years to sharing his story and inspiring others, has died at age 59.
McDonald, who suffered a heart attack Friday, January 6 on Long Island and never regained consciousness, was taken off life support on Tuesday, January 10, surrounded by family.
McDonald, who stopped by St. Patrick Catholic Academy in Bay Ridge in November to speak to students during a schoolwide assembly about safety and forgiveness, was honored with a procession outside North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, where he died.