around New York. In one such altercation, Jacob Gurrah Shapiro was assaulted by Kaplan personally with his gun. Little Augie took this as an opportunity and had Shapiro go to the cops and press charges. On August 28, 1923, Kaplan was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon and arraigned at Essex Market Court. News of the arrest attracted a large crowd of reporters and bystanders. As Kaplan was being transferred to another court, led by a police escort, he was shot and killed by Orgen gunman Louis Kerzner just after he entered a police car. Orgen gained control of Kaplan's operations until his own violent death in October 1927, possibly at the hands of Buchalter and Shapiro. References Further reading Sifakis, Carl, The Encyclopedia of American Crime: Second Edition Vol. II (K–Z), Facts On File Inc., New York, 2001. Downey, Patrick. Gangster City: History of the New York Underworld, 1900–1935. Barricade Books, 2004. Goren, Arthur A., "Saints and Sinners: The underside of American Jewish History" The American Jewish Archives, 1988 External links 1891 births 1923 deaths 1923 murders in the United States 20th-century American criminals Murdered Jewish American gangsters Gang members of New York City Prohibition-era gangsters Five Points Gang People murdered in New York City Male murder victims Deaths by firearm in Manhattan 20th-century American Jews