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In Officer Peter Figoski murder, Lamont Pride gets maximum sentence, 45 years to life

In a packed Brooklyn courtroom, the ex-convict who

In a packed Brooklyn courtroom, the ex-convict who fatally gunned down NYPD Officer Peter Figoski of West Babylon was sentenced Thursday to 45 years to life -- the stiffest punishment the judge could impose. News 12 video (Feb. 28, 2013) (February 28, 2013 8:54 PM)

The gunman who fatally shot NYPD Officer Peter Figoski was sentenced Thursday to 45 years to life in prison after emotional appeals from the 22-year veteran's mother, ex-wife and four daughters that the cop killer get the maximum.

"When our father died, a part of us died too," the officer's youngest daughter, Corinne, 15, told Supreme Court Justice Alan Marrus when it was her turn to read...

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