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Hofstra Student in Home Invasion Was Killed by Police Gunshot: Officials
NBCNewYork ^ | 5/18/13 | Pei-Sze Cheng

Posted on 05/18/2013 6:40:46 PM PDT by LibWhacker

The 21-year-old Hofstra student who was killed during a Long Island home invasion was shot dead by a police officer as the gunman had her in a headlock and was trying to drag her out of the house, officials said Saturday.

Nassau County Police said at a news conference Andrea Rebello was killed by police, not by the armed gunman who was trying to rob the off-campus house where she was living with her twin sister, Jessica, and several others.

Rebello, a Hofstra junior studying public relations, and suspect Dalton Smith, 30, were both shot and killed as he was trying to back away from police with a gun to her head, police said.

An officer fired eight rounds, seven of which hit the suspect and one that hit Rebello in the head, police said.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnewyork.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: banglist; donutwatch; hofstra; home; invasion; killed; thug
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To: mountn man

ILLEGAL MAG. 7 Is The limit. She would still be alive today buuuut so many bullets in the cops pistol.

Nice looking young woman, typical thug.

Peace on the family.

Good night.


41 posted on 05/18/2013 7:57:52 PM PDT by glyptol
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To: LibWhacker

You really need to be weary about where you send your children to college. City colleges in particular suffer from a lot of break-ins, muggings, and assaults by guys who look like the home invader in the current unfortunate situation.


42 posted on 05/18/2013 7:58:42 PM PDT by NotYourAverageDhimmi
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To: Leaning Right
But let's not forget that it's a judge who is ultimately responsible for this tragedy.

Are we allowed to do Root Cause Analysis anymore?

/johnny

43 posted on 05/18/2013 8:00:44 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: SatinDoll

For some reason I can’t get the meaning from the way it is written.

So, a cop shot the bad guy, but, the cop also killed the hostage by mistake?


44 posted on 05/18/2013 8:02:10 PM PDT by donna (Pray for revival.)
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To: glyptol

forgot the/s

My prayers for her family but it can’t be taken back.


45 posted on 05/18/2013 8:03:24 PM PDT by glyptol
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To: LibWhacker

Hmmm...

Act like a thug.

Hang with thugs.

Be with thugs.

Die like a thug.


46 posted on 05/18/2013 8:04:08 PM PDT by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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To: ltc8k6
The cop has to fire or die.

You have a limited scenario generator. I can see #3 and #4.

Personally, I was taught to run from a knife and close on a firearm.

Either way it takes quick and accurate thought processes.

Considering how many of the local constabulary I back off from, wave a flash light at, and use a drill pad voice to address while they are lost in the laptop in the police car... their situational awareness is not up to field standards.

/johnny

47 posted on 05/18/2013 8:05:57 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: LibWhacker
From Det. Lt. John Azzata, commanding officer of the Homicide Squad, according to the LI Press:

That’s when the officer fired his gun—eight times—striking and killing the suspect, 30-year-old Dalton Smith, and accidentally shooting Rebello in the head, Azzata said.

http://www.longislandpress.com/2013/05/18/hofstra-student-killed-by-officers-bullet-during-robbery/

48 posted on 05/18/2013 8:07:36 PM PDT by Ken H
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To: LibWhacker

I’m not sure there was a good possible ending to this. It says the perp had a gun to the girl’s head. If the cops hadn’t taken the shot(s), and then the perp had shot the girl (for the fun of it, or accidentally, or because he felt threatened, or whatever) then they’d be blamed for that too.


49 posted on 05/18/2013 8:15:59 PM PDT by Hetty_Fauxvert (FUBO, and the useful idiots you rode in on!)
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To: livius

Range time is nothing compared to mental preparation. As I recall most shootings are at less than seven feet. Please correct me if I am wrong. The info could help me in the future in order to protect myself and anyone else around.....


50 posted on 05/18/2013 8:21:29 PM PDT by glyptol
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To: JRandomFreeper; livius

If Smith had survived, Smith would likely have been charged with the death. Smith is the cause of the home invasion, and Smith forced the officer to fire.


51 posted on 05/18/2013 8:23:08 PM PDT by ltc8k6
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To: glyptol
ILLEGAL MAG. 7 Is The limit.

Did NY fix that part of the SAFE Act? If they didn't, then this copper is going to be in big time trouble (sarcasm for the slow folks).

52 posted on 05/18/2013 8:29:16 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA (Molon Labe - Shall not be questioned)
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To: ltc8k6
Smith is the cause of the home invasion, and Smith forced the officer to fire.

I agree with the first statement, and disagree with the second.

I'd say that Smith was root cause, with assistance from a judge that released him. And Smith gave the officer the option of shooting him.

Training and Situational Awareness on the ground, in the real world really, really sucks for lots of constabulary. There are exceptions.

I'm very careful around them, because a startled cop is a dangerous cop.

/johnny

53 posted on 05/18/2013 8:30:31 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: LibWhacker
trying to drag her out of the house

Citizens must defend themselves because it is impossible for police to always be at the scene in time.
54 posted on 05/18/2013 8:31:35 PM PDT by PieterCasparzen (We have to fix things ourselves)
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To: LibWhacker

Looks like the only mistake made was the call to the police...The robber walked in and didn’t kill anyone...The police show up and they kill everybody...

These stories are getting really disgusting...


55 posted on 05/18/2013 8:52:54 PM PDT by Iscool
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To: Iscool

Right. Several young beautiful women living in a house, a black gun thug breaks in, and they’re supposed to NOT call the police?


56 posted on 05/18/2013 8:59:11 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: donna

The policeman shot eight bullets; one hit the hostage in the head, killing her instantly, and the other seven hit the bad guy. Bad guy was probably using her as cover, poor thing.

Go to the article at the link - it is all explained there.


57 posted on 05/18/2013 9:15:02 PM PDT by SatinDoll (NATURAL BORN CITZEN: BORN IN THE USA OF CITIZEN PARENTS.)
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To: LibWhacker

Was he armed?


58 posted on 05/18/2013 9:16:56 PM PDT by BigCinBigD (...Was that okay?)
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To: BigCinBigD

Never mind.


59 posted on 05/18/2013 9:18:56 PM PDT by BigCinBigD (...Was that okay?)
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To: Cicero
I’m not sure I blame the officer.

Hmm. I might, depending on the details. Judging by the the outcome, it certainly seems to be a case of the officer taking an unnecessary risk.

This isn't the movies. But even if it was, the idea of police shooting at a suspect who is using a hostage as a human shield is questionable at best. Especially with a handgun. A sniper shot might be a different situation, but even in that circumstance, I happen to personally remember when a hostage was killed in an Orlando standoff due to a poice sniper's fatal error.

The point is, it's obviously preferable that the perp escape capture (temporarily, hopefully) than for a hostage to be fatally shot by police.

I'm sure the officer feels horrible.

Just tragic...

60 posted on 05/18/2013 9:38:33 PM PDT by sargon
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