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Cops fatally shoot molester from New Hyde Park

Originally published: October 9, 2009 2:52 PM
Updated: October 9, 2009 10:10 PM
By MATTHEW CHAYES  matthew.chayes@newsday.com

Police said that suspect Frank Hernandez, shown in

Police said that suspect Frank Hernandez, shown in a driver's license photo, was shot by police responding to a 911 call Thursday night in New Hyde Park. Police killed Hernandez as he struggled with an officer over another officer's gun, police said. (Oct. 8, 2009)

Nassau cops fatally shot a New Hyde Park man who was struggling with an officer, moments after the suspect sexually molested a young woman whom he had abducted, police said.

Police killed Frank Hernandez Thursday night as he struggled with an officer over a gun, police said Friday. Commissioner Lawrence W. Mulvey called the shooting "completely justified."

Police say Hernandez, whose...

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