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Man surrenders in shooting of NYPD cop from LI

A handout photo of John Thomas, the suspected

Photo credit: NYPD | A handout photo of John Thomas, the suspected shooter of Sgt. Craig Bier, a 15-year NYPD veteran from Hicksville who was shot in South Jamaica, Queens.

The man suspected in the August shooting in Queens of a NYPD officer from Hicksville surrendered to police Sunday night, accompanied by his attorney, police said.

John Thomas, 24, of Queens, was taken into custody at about 7 Sunday night in the parking lot of a Pep Boys store at the corner of Liberty Avenue and Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica, police said.

Police suspect Thomas of shooting...

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