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John Capano, slain ATF agent, to be honored by bureau

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.

An ATF agent and an off-duty New York City police officer who brought down a suspect in a Seaford pharmacy robbery on New Year's Eve will both be honored Aug. 23 in a ceremony at ATF's national headquarters in Washington, D.C., officials said.

ATF Senior Special Agent John F. Capano, who was killed while wrestling with robbery suspect James McGoey, and his family will receive four awards from...

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