2007 New York City shooting

On March 14, 2007, a shooting spree took place in Manhattan's Greenwich Village neighborhood when 42-year-old David Garvin killed three people and was then fatally shot by NYPD officers.

Events
On March 14, 2007, around 9 p.m., Garvin, armed and carrying 100 rounds of ammunition, entered De Marco's Pizzeria on Macdougal and West Houston Street, wearing a fake beard. Garvin asked 33-year-old Alfredo Romero for a menu, and when he turned his back shot him 15 times. After killing Romero, Garvin fled the scene. Unarmed NYPD Auxiliary officers Yevgeniy Marshalik and Nicholas Pekearo begin chasing Garvin. Surveillance video shows when the chase reached Sullivan Street, Garvin fatally shot Pekearo as he ducked behind a vehicle. He then ran in the opposite direction and fatally shot Marshalik in the head. Garvin then ran into a nearby shop, then came out, pointing his gun at armed NYPD officers, and was fatally shot numerous times.

Aftermath
After the shooting, Margie De Marco, the owner of De Marco's Pizzeria, closed the pizzeria.