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Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a corrections officer outside his Canarsie home Tuesday. Police said they found the victim in a side yard at 8702 Avenue A near East 87th Street with a

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Corrections officer fatally shot in Canarsie

Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a corrections officer outside his Canarsie home Tuesday. Police said they found the victim in a side yard at 8702 Avenue A near East 87th Street with a

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