Cop's shooting death recalls 1975 tragedy
Photo credit: handout | Nassau County Police Officer Matthew Giglio was killed in 1975; the last time a Nassau County police officer died from being criminally shot in the line of duty.
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A young Nassau cop is cut down by a shooter's surprise gunfire.
A manhunt ends hours later with the ex-convict gunman's capture.
Fury and grief tear through the police department as it mourns the dead officer.
The year was 1975, the last time a Nassau County police officer died from being criminally shot in the line of duty. He was Matthew Giglio, the 24th on the Nassau force...
