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Sharpton to meet with slain Guardsman's family

Hassam Hamdy leaves his home in Centereach on

Photo credit: Joseph D. Sullivan | Hassam Hamdy leaves his home in Centereach on Friday. (Oct. 5, 2012)

The unarmed Army National Guardsman from Queens who was fatally shot by an NYPD detective wanted to be a police officer, his family said Friday.

As the family of Noel Polanco, 23, planned to meet Saturday with the Rev. Al Sharpton, NYPD officials had no further comment on the fatal shooting Thursday.

Polanco's mother, Cecilia Reyes, who lived with him in Lefrak City, is to meet with...

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