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Hofstra University students gather near the house where another student and an armed intruder were killed during an overnight house break-in next to the campus, Friday, May 17, 2013, in Uniondale, N.Y. Photo: Louis Lanzano Hofstra University students gather near the house where another student and an armed intruder were killed during an overnight ... (more)
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Police are investigating after a New York college student was killed in an off-campus house during an early morning break-in, casting a pall over the campus and commencement ceremonies.
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Hofstra University students gather near the house where another student and an armed intruder were killed during an overnight house break-in next to the campus.
College student, intruder killed in NY break-in
The shooting at a private house only steps from the Long Island campus cast a pall over the university community gearing up for commencement ceremonies this weekend.
Hofstra student, armed suspect killed on LI
A Hofstra University student and an armed intruder were fatally shot during an overnight house break-in next to the campus, police said Friday.
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Hofstra Student Fatally Shot During Home Robbery: Police
A Hofstra University student was shot to death after an armed, masked intruder entered the home she shared with six other women near the Long Island campus, and the suspect was also killed, police and witnesses said.
Hofstra student, armed suspect killed near campus
Police say a Hofstra University student and an armed suspect were fatally shot during a break-in at a Long Island home.