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Father kills young daughter in apparent murder-suicide in Coney Island

The Coney Island community is shocked to learn that a father allegedly killed his daughter then turned the gun on himself Sunday. Police say the 7-year-old girl's mother tipped them off that something

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Sep 24, 2006, 10:36 PM

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