DA: Cop shooting of armed suspect justified
Photo credit: Handout ; Howard Schnapp | Kurt Doerbecker was shot and killed by police after a standoff at his parents' home in Point Lookout. (Aug. 31, 2011)
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A Nassau police officer was "entirely justified" when he shot and killed a suspected burglar last summer after the man climbed out a back window of his home and ran toward officers with a knife, a report released Tuesday by the Nassau district attorney concludes.
The 28-page report finds that Officer Shevach Berkovits had every reason to believe that deadly force was necessary when he shot...
