Hyman Amberg
Hyman Amberg was held at the Tombs in New York City when, on November 3, 1926, he was killed in a failed attempt by three prisoners to break out. One report says the three rushed the main gate with pistols and police fought them, while another says spectators saw him wounded by police gunfire and found him with head wounds, still alive, and that he died on the way to a hospital. Spectators said he and the others turned their weapons on themselves when wounded and outnumbered. Accounts also differ on whether the warden and a guard were among the dead.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed). Police gunfire wounded him during the escape attempt, while spectators watching from office windows said he and the others turned their weapons on themselves.
Reported by: spectators watching from office windows; news reporting on the prison yard gunfight.