Shootout on the Upper West Side: The True Story of Francis "Two Gun" Crowley

by Rich Gold

Francis "Two Gun" Crowley made front page headlines in 1931 after fatally shooting a Nassau County police officer. Starting his criminal career at a young age, he graduated from petty theft to automobile theft to armed robbery all the way to first degree murder. Shootout on the Upper West Side takes us through the life of this young criminal who became the subject of a massive manhunt culminating in a dramatic showdown against 300 NYPD policemen while holed up in a fourth floor apartment. After hours of gunfire and teargas, Crowley is finally captured, indicated, put on trial, found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to the death penalty at the age of 19.

168 pages, Paperback

Published December 26, 2022

About the author

Rich Gold (1950-2003) was an artist, composer, designer, inventor, lecturer, and writer. Equally at home in the worlds of avant-garde art, academia, and business, he worked at various times for Sega, Mattel, and Xerox PARC.