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Cops: Man wounded by police after he kills wife

A domestic dispute in Hempstead Village turned deadly

A domestic dispute in Hempstead Village turned deadly when a woman was fatally shot and her shooter -- her husband, according to police -- was shot and wounded by police when he opened fire against a sergeant and three other officers, Nassau police said. Videojournalist: Jim Staubitser (Feb. 7, 2013) (February 7, 2013 10:42 PM)

A gunman whose estranged wife had a court-issued protective order against him was wounded in a shootout Thursday with Hempstead police officers responding to a domestic dispute at the couple's home.

The officers then went inside the home and found the wife fatally shot and stabbed, along with a second woman with a gunshot wound, a law enforcement source said.

Village police identified...

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