On this date in 1931, small time hoodlum Richard Fishman was gunned down in a gambling joint located in the rear room of a cigar store. The 24-year-old gunman was suspected in three murders, including that of another small timer named Herman Horwitz,
A week prior to the shooting Fishman had entered the gambling parlor and stated to all there, "From now on, I'm the boss around here." and to make his point, he pulled out a gun and fired three shots into the floor.
Fishman came back to the gambling room and was shooting dice with another guy when a "tall, heavy set man" entered and opened fire; killing Fishman instantly and wounding another gambler.
Richard Fishman
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