MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - A New York judge has ordered all evidence from the investigation into the fatal police-involved shooting of a Hofstra University student and her hostage-taker be preserved.
Justice Jeffrey Brown ruled in state Supreme Court Friday that all audio and video recordings, documents and physical evidence be kept as Andrea Rebello’s family prepares a wrongful-death lawsuit.
The ruling comes days after Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice issued a report clearing Officer Nikolas Budlimic (bood-LIHM’-lihk) of prosecution in the May 2013 shooting.
Family attorney David Roth tells Newsday (https://bit.ly/1lGEsVY ) preserving evidence is important for the lawsuit.
Police say Budlimic found an intruder holding the 21-year-old junior in a headlock, threatening to kill her.
They say 30-year-old Dalton Smith pointed a gun at Budlimic who fired, killing Smith and Rebello.
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Information from: Newsday, https://www.newsday.com
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