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Jury begins deliberations in Figoski case

Court officers escort Lamont Pride, center, into a

Photo credit: Charles Eckert | Court officers escort Lamont Pride, center, into a courtroom during his trial in Brooklyn Supreme Court. (Jan. 28, 2013).

A Queens man testified in his own defense Thursday that he was just giving a ride to a friend the night the friend and three other men allegedly robbed a Brooklyn drug dealer and killed NYPD Officer Peter Figoski during the flight from the scene.

Michael Velez, 22, of Ozone Park, said none of the others mentioned a robbery, and he did not hear one of the men chambering a round, while in the...

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