ATF: Robber to blame for agent's death
Photo credit: AP | Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Special Agent John Capano, who was shot dead in the aftermath of a pharmacy robbery in Seaford on Dec. 31, 2011, in an undated file photo.
John Capano remembered
Robbery suspect, federal agent killed in Seaford
The bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Friday blamed the death of its agent John Capano on the "career criminal" whose drugstore robbery catalyzed the deadly confrontation.
Capano, 51, was shot dead in a moment of confusion on New Year's Eve by a retired Nassau police lieutenant as Capano wrestled with the robber, James McGoey, outside the just-robbed Charlie's Family Pharmacy,...
