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Hundreds attend wake for Nassau Officer Arthur Lopez

Mourners gathered at the firehouse in Merrick for

Mourners gathered at the firehouse in Merrick for the wake of Arthur Lopez, the Nassau County Emergency Services officer who was fatally shot on Tuesday. Videojournalist: Jim Staubitser (Oct. 25, 2012) (October 25, 2012 7:46 PM)

Hundreds of mourners stood in a line that flowed outside the Merrick firehouse and down the street Thursday, as they awaited their turn to attend the wake of Nassau police Officer Arthur Lopez, shot and killed Tuesday in the line of duty.

Lt. Adam Scheiner, commanding officer of the Emergency Services Unit, of which Lopez, at 29, was the youngest member, said he was "floored" by the outpouring...

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