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Nassau police officer shot in East Meadow, suspect killed

A Nassau County police officer was shot during a scuffle over a gun with a suspect this morning, authorities say. The shooting happened at around 5:20 a.m. on Hempstead Turnpike in the East Meadow Plaza

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Dec 31, 2011, 12:13 PM

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