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DA: No criminal charges in ATF agent John Capano's death

ATF Agent John Capano, who was shot dead

Photo credit: AP and Kevin P. Coughlin | ATF Agent John Capano, who was shot dead in the aftermath of a pharmacy robbery in Seaford on Dec. 31, 2011, in an undated file photo provided by the U.S. Department of Justice. On the right, Nassau County police on the scene of the shooting at Charlie's Family Pharmacy in Seaford.

A retired Nassau police officer was justified when he fatally shot an off-duty ATF agent who was trying to stop a robbery at a Seaford pharmacy on New Year's Eve and no criminal charges will be filed, the Nassau district attorney said Monday.

The 11-page report on the investigation into the shooting details a chaotic scene at Charlie's Family Pharmacy, where retired Nassau Police Lt. Christopher...

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