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Cops: Former Glen Cove cop shot to death by son

Originally published: December 3, 2010 4:41 PM
Updated: December 3, 2010 6:11 PM
By JOHN VALENTI. AND MATTHEW CHAYES.  john.valenti@newsday.com., matthew.chayes@newsday.com

Matthew Taranto, 28, of Trumansburg, NY, is accused

Photo credit: Handout | Matthew Taranto, 28, of Trumansburg, NY, is accused of fatally shooting his father Salvatore Taranto, a retired Glen Cove police officer.

A retired Glen Cove City police officer shot dead upstate allegedly by his special-needs son was a doting father who was "incredibly supportive" of his son, a former colleague recalled Friday.

Upstate police say that the shooting victim, Salvatore Taranto, 58, was shot "multiple times" in the chest and torso Tuesday in their home northwest of Ithaca, at the hands of his son, Matthew, 28.

"The...

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