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Seaford pharmacy shooting shocks residents

Nassau County police respond to the scene of

Photo credit: Nick Stein | Nassau County police respond to the scene of a shooting Saturday at Charlie's Family Pharmacy, 3931 Merrick Rd., in Seaford. (Dec. 31, 2011)

Residents, diners and shoppers in Seaford stood shocked on downtown sidewalks Saturday as police investigated a drugstore robbery that left the suspected robber and a federal agent shot to death.

Anthony Choriatis, 73, of Seaford, who said he has been a customer of Charlie's Family Pharmacy for four years, worried about the store's owner, Charles Laquidara, who appeared uninjured in the robbery.

Choriatis...

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