Friends and family mourn the death of John Capano, the veteran ATF agent who was fatally shot on New Year's Eve in Seaford as he tried to stop a pharmacy robbery, police said.

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Police and ATF agents line the street for the funeral of John Capano in Seaford. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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Dori Capano is comforted by James Capano with her daughter Natalie, to her left, as she watches husband John Capano's coffin brought out of St. William the Abbot Roman Catholic Church in Seaford. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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The daughter of John Capano, Natalie, at his funeral in Seaford. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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Family and friends of John Capano say their final goodbyes at St. Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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Family and friends of FTA agent John Capano say their final goodbyes at St. Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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Flowers in honor of ATF agent John Capano at St. William the Abbot in Seaford. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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Thousands of law enforcement officers gather for the funeral of John Capano, an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF), at St. William the Abbott Roman Catholic Church in Seaford. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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Police motorcycles arrive at St. William the Abbot in Seaford for the funeral for ATF agent John Capano. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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ATF agent John Capano's coffin is carried out of St. William the Abbot church in Seaford. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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ATF agents salute to honor ATF agent John Capano as his coffin is brought out of of St William the Abbot Roman Catholic Church on Friday, January 6, 2012 in Seaford, New York. (Photo by Howard Schnapp)

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The coffin of ATF agent John Capano is carried into St. William the Abbott Roman Catholic Church in Seaford. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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Attorney General Eric Holder attends the funeral for ATF agent John Capano in Seaford. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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The casket of ATF Senior Special Agent John Capano is carried by Nassau County Police to a hearse in front of St. William the Abbott Roman Catholic Church as his wife, Dori, father, James Capano, son, John and daughter, Natalie, behind mother, watch in the background, right, on Friday, Jan. 6, 2012 in Seaford, N.Y.

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Dori Capano, back second left, wife of ATF Senior Special Agent John Capano is comforted by her father-in-law, James Capano, back far left, as son, John and daughter, Natalie, follow as a Nassau County Police honor guard salutes Capano's casket after his funeral service at St. William the Abbott Roman Catholic Church on Friday, Jan. 6, 2012 in Seaford.

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Dori Capano, wife of ATF Senior Special Agent John Capano, is comforted by her father-in-law, James Capano, as she looks to the sky as helicopters fly over St. William the Abbott Roman Catholic Church after his funeral service on Friday, Jan. 6, 2012 in Seaford.

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Dori Capano is comforted by James Capano with her daughter Natalie, to her left, as she watches husband John Capano's coffin brought out of St. William the Abbot Roman Catholic Church in Seaford. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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Dori Capano is comforted by James Capano, with her daughter Natalie, to her left and son John, to her right, as she watches her husband ATF agent John Capano's coffin brought out of St William the Abbot Roman Catholic Church in Seaford. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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The coffin for ATF agent John Capano is carried into St. William the Abbot Roman Catholic Church in Seaford. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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Attorney General Eric Holder, second from left, attends the funeral for ATF agent John Capano on Friday, January 6, 2012 in Seaford, New York. (Photo by Howard Schnapp)

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The coffin for James Capano is brought into St. William the Abbot Roman Catholic Church in Seaford. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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Peter King (center) in VIP area during the Funeral mass for ATF agent John Capano at St William the Abbot RC Church in Seaford. Agent Capano was shot in friendly fire case during robbery of pharmacy store that he tries to break up. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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Dori Capano, wife of slain ATF agent John Capano, is comforted by his father, James Capano as his coffin is brought into St. William the Abbot Roman Catholic Church in Seaford. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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Dori Capano is comforted by her father-in-law, James Capano, as she watches her husband ATF agent John Capano's coffin brought into St. William the Abbot Roman Catholic Church in Seaford. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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Federal agents line up as ATF agent John Capano's coffin is brought into St. William the Abbot Roman Catholic Church in Seaford. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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ATF agent John Capano's coffin is carried into St. William the Abbot Church as wife Dori, left, is consoled by his father James outside of in Seaford. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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ATF agent John Capano's coffin is carried into St. William the Abbot Church in Seaford. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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ATF agent John Capano's wife, Dori, is consoled by his father, James, outside of St. William the Abbot Church in Seaford. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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SEAFORD, NY, JAN. 6, 2012: ATF agent John Capano's wife Dori is consoled by his father James outside of St. William the Abbot Church in Seaford, NY, Jan. 6, 2012. Photo by Ed Betz

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ATF agent John Capano's wife, Dori, is consoled by his father, James, right, as his son John, and daughter, Natalie, follow outside of St. William the Abbot Church in Seaford. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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SEAFORD, NY, JAN. 6, 2012: ATF agent John Capano's wife, Dori, is consoled by his father, James, outside of St. William the Abbot Church in Seaford, NY, Jan. 6, 2012. Photo by Ed Betz

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ATF agents line the street for the funeral of ATF agent John Capano, who died during a robbery New Year's Eve, in Seaford. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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An ATF badge covered with a memorial banner in honor of slain ATF agent John Capano, who died during a robbery New Year's Eve in Seaford. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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Police and federal agents prepare for the funeral of ATF agent John Capano, who died during a robbery New Year's Eve in Seaford. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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Mourners console each other outside the wake of ATF agent John Capano in Seaford. (Jan. 5, 2012)

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A memorial sits in front of Charlie's Family Pharmacy in honor of ATF agent John Capano. (Jan. 5, 2012)

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Family, friends and co-workers attend the wake for ATF agent John Capano at the Charles G. Schmitt Funeral Home in Seaford. Capano was killed Saturday during a robbery at a Seaford pharmacy. (Jan. 5, 2012)

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Family, friends and co-workers attend the wake for ATF agent John Capano at the Charles G. Schmitt Funeral Home in Seaford. (Jan. 5, 2012)

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Family, friends and co-workers attend the wake for ATF agent John Capano. (Jan. 5, 2012)

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Mary Ellen Simmons, an ATF investigating analyst, fights back emotion as she talks about loss of agent John Capano. (Jan. 4, 2012)

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Eric Immesberger, ATF resident agent in charge, speaks about the loss of agent John Capano. (Jan. 4, 2012)

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Kevin Smith of the Nassau County Police Department leaves the wake of John Capano, an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF), at the Charles G. Schmidt Funeral Home in Seaford. (Jan. 4, 2012)

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Joseph Anarumo Jr., a special agent in charge of the New York Field Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, talks to reporters outside the Charles G. Schmidt Funeral Home in Seaford, NY, following the wake for John Capano. (Jan. 4, 2012)

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Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano is greeted by the Nassau County Police Ceremonial Unit as he arrives for the wake of John Capano at the Charles G. Schmidt Funeral Home in Seaford. (Jan. 4, 2012)

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Mourners at the wake of John Capano were lined up out the door at the Charles G. Schmidt Funeral Home in Seaford. (Jan. 4, 2011)

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Mourners gather for the wake of John Capano, who was shot and killed during a robbery of Charlie's Family Pharmacy in Seaford on New Year's Eve. (Jan. 4, 2012)

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An undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Special Agent John Capano. Capano was shot dead in the aftermath of a pharmacy robbery in Seaford on Dec. 31, 2011.

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A photo on the ATF's website shows a wreath that was laid in memory of ATF special agent John Capano at ATF's headquarters in Washington.

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Jeanne Senande ties a bouquet of flowers outside of Charlie's Pharmacy, where ATF Agent John Capano was killed during a robbery New Year's Eve in Seaford. (Jan. 2, 2012)

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