Francis “Two Gun” Crowley shot a bouncer for trying to r

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Francis “Two Gun” Crowley shot a bouncer for trying to remove him from a dance hall that he wasn't invited to. Charged with attempted murder, Crowley was confronted by a police officer later that night and he shot him, too. He then joined a gang, stole a car, and robbed a bank in Westchester County.

A month later, Crowley and his friends participated in a home invasion of a wealthy real-estate broker, Rudolph Adler. Adler attempted to resist but Crowley shot him five times (Adler survived due to intervention by his dog, Trixie). Soon after that, Crowley met a girl, Virginia Brennan. They got along at first, but when she tried to leave, Crowley shot her, too, and dumped her body in a river. A week later, Crowley shot another police officer who was investigating Brennan's disappearance.

On May 7, 1931, the police finally cornered Crowley in a hotel room in New York City. The NYPD assembled a task force of 300 officers to surround the building in flush him out with tear gas. A shootout ensued, lasting roughly two hours. Only after receiving 4 gunshot wounds did Crowley finally surrender to law enforcement. Skip forward about 20 days and Crowley was tried and convicted for murder of police officer Frederick Hirsch. Sentenced to death, Crowley spent a year in Sing Sing Prison before being executed by electric chair.

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