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5 indicted in death of NYPD's Peter Figoski

Originally published: December 16, 2011 12:05 PM
Updated: December 16, 2011 9:28 PM
By IGOR KOSSOV. Special to Newsday

Suspects in shooting death of New York City

Photo credit: John Roca | Suspects in shooting death of New York City Police Officer Peter Figoski in court. (L to R) Defendants Michael Velez, Nelson Morales, Kevin Santos, Lamont Pride and Aerial Tejada, with their lawyers standing behind them. (Dec. 16, 2011)

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Peter Figoski shooting

The five men accused in the fatal shooting of an NYPD officer from West Babylon were indicted Friday on murder charges and ordered held without bail.

Officer Peter Figoski, 47, a decorated officer and father of four, was killed Monday while responding to a botched robbery in his Brooklyn precinct.

Police said the five men met in a Queens apartment at 1 a.m. and hatched a plan to rob...

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