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Ex-NYPD officer sentenced for murdering fiancee

NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City police officer has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for fatally shooting his 22-year-old fiance during an off-duty argument.

Queens District Attorney Richard Brown called Harry Rupnarine's act senseless. The 39-year-old former officer was sentenced Friday. A jury had convicted him of murder in September.

Rupnarine and his fiance, Guiatree...

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