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(438 posts) Sat May 18, 2013, 09:46 PM May 2013

Hofstra Student in Home Invasion Was Killed by Police Gunshot: Officials [View all]

Source: WNBC

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.

Read more: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Hofstra-University-Student-Killed-Shot-Andrea-Rebello-Long-Island-207993511.html

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Hofstra Student in Home Invasion Was Killed by Police Gunshot: Officials [View all] Pilotguy May 2013 OP

7 out of 8 shots hit the suspect, not bad! Sorry 'bout the 8th shot. DRoseDARs May 2013 #1

seven out of eight ain't bad. . .sorry for your loss, family. don't expect the PBA or NCP Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 #3

I'll be surprised if they don't send a bill for the bullets to the girls family. socialsecurityisAAA May 2013 #21

i smell a lawsuit Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 #2

I think it would be fun if both families filed a joint lawsuit for her murder. DRoseDARs May 2013 #6

I highly doubt the suspect will win a lawsuit Travis_0004 May 2013 #26

Seeing as the suspect is dead... DRoseDARs May 2013 #30

I meant to say the suspects family is unlikely to win a lawsuit. Travis_0004 May 2013 #31

I agree. LisaL May 2013 #44

Limit Duckhunter935 May 2013 #4

Train cops properly and don't hire cowboys. n/t MrModerate May 2013 #5

They Turn Into Cowboys otohara May 2013 #50

Now that's sad . . . MrModerate May 2013 #88

non-sequitur is non-sequitur, I award you no points sir. nt DRoseDARs May 2013 #8

Once again Cirque du So-What May 2013 #10

More blood on gun culturists' hands. nt onehandle May 2013 #7

How do you stop a bad guy with a gun? Find a good guy with a gun. But if you're the dead victim Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 #12

The NRA invented stupid cops? ok ... nt JustABozoOnThisBus May 2013 #13

Again. . .the way your stop a bad guy with a gun is to have a good guy with a gun. NRA words Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 #14

This is a Tragedy RobinA May 2013 #9

WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY??? NASSAU COUNTY??? WHY??? Historic NY May 2013 #11

Did anyone read the article B4 condemning the cop? dballance May 2013 #15

PLEASE presscac May 2013 #16

db, don't you think RILib May 2013 #57

I'm Not Really Qualified to Know Whether 8 Shots Were Excessive. Neither are most people posting. dballance May 2013 #60

they went into the house without ascertaining if there were hostages RILib May 2013 #65

The perp should not have been walking the streets. FarCenter May 2013 #17

There's never been a three strikes law in NY alcibiades_mystery May 2013 #36

It's FEDERAL law. nt DCKit May 2013 #47

These are all state offenses alcibiades_mystery May 2013 #51

OMG, I'm so ashamed that I didn't study up on NY state law before replying. DCKit May 2013 #54

It's not NY State law that was giving you a problem alcibiades_mystery May 2013 #55

Except for the Rockefeller Drug Laws of 1973 Starboard Tack May 2013 #66

I'm not sure that the Rockefeller sentencing alcibiades_mystery May 2013 #68

My mistake. You are correct. Starboard Tack May 2013 #69

sad Liberal_in_LA May 2013 #18

So the cop having a gun pointed at him was just supposed to get shot? Recursion May 2013 #19

Cops come first, got it. ForgoTheConsequence May 2013 #20

Self defense is a universal right Recursion May 2013 #22

It takes 8 shots to defend yourself? davidn3600 May 2013 #23

Cops are trained to empty their magazine Recursion May 2013 #24

"Sorry we killed the girl we were trying to protect. Maybe if her head didn't get in the way of the Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author atreides1 May 2013 #38

Cops are trained to presscac May 2013 #45

Exactly. premium May 2013 #48

Facts don't get in the way 'round these parts Supply Side Jesus May 2013 #81

Not one of them had to hear a child talk about how they sexually assaulted Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 #87

LOL, I cannot tell if you are seriously defending this cop or joking. n-t Logical May 2013 #63

Even if that right means killing an innocent? ForgoTheConsequence May 2013 #53

Easy to say without a gun pointed at you (nt) Recursion May 2013 #58

Yep. ForgoTheConsequence May 2013 #61

THE COP WAS NOT FOLLOWING PROTOCOL FOR A HOSTAGE SITUATION! Th1onein May 2013 #79

reinterpret the 2nd...however, Nassau Country needs their PD to be trained by NYPD. graham4anything May 2013 #27

NYPD doesn't really have a great record , this is a tough one , the guy should never have been JI7 May 2013 #28

The NYPD wouldn't have taken the shot as it happened.They are trained different than other depts. graham4anything May 2013 #29

Hmmm... markpkessinger May 2013 #34

Yes, you are as 90% of those happened in Guiliani's universe with Bratton as police chief then. graham4anything May 2013 #35

Not by my count . . . markpkessinger May 2013 #37

Officer was NYPD trained presscac May 2013 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author graham4anything May 2013 #73

Blame the victim...wonderful Blue_Tires May 2013 #75

Banning sething christx30 May 2013 #32

MOM always told me, if at first you don't succeed, try, try again graham4anything May 2013 #33

NYPD trained? premium May 2013 #49

If you're going to make an argument, you should use a picture from the correct coast. jeff47 May 2013 #64

Yep, you're right, premium May 2013 #67

Exactly! Just like the way they banned drugs and now even people willing to break the law hughee99 May 2013 #72

oh man. heaven05 May 2013 #39

Tragic, but should we blame the cop? FlynnArcher72 May 2013 #40

Nobody can know what the criminal was going to do if the woman returned with the money. LisaL May 2013 #43

I agree FlynnArcher72 May 2013 #62

He pulled the trigger, he should take responsibility for his action... Blue_Tires May 2013 #77

8 shots is a lot for one policeman to fire to take down a single person. Poll_Blind May 2013 #41

Your cops are poorly trained then Supply Side Jesus May 2013 #82

Trigger happy assholes. tabasco May 2013 #42

Mustve thought he was Nick Nolte in Beverly Hills Cop rickyhall May 2013 #52

You mean 48 Hours? 24601 May 2013 #86

This was a tragic incident for the shooting victim. The armed robber caused this. The cop couldn't AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #56

I wonder where the felon got the gun? marshall May 2013 #59

Who says the felon christx30 May 2013 #70

I'm willing to bet that a gun store.. Bay Boy May 2013 #84

Two of the comments I thought made really good sense. raccoon May 2013 #71

The second comment is a joke Blue_Tires May 2013 #76

no, the officer does NOT. Do you know what happened to the other police that were there? graham4anything May 2013 #78

Does that excuse the girl getting killed? Blue_Tires May 2013 #85

I suspected as much. Beacool May 2013 #74

I hope this doesn't happen as much as it could. olddots May 2013 #80

the one and only first cop there went into the house alone! He did not follow policy at all. Sunlei May 2013 #83