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NYPD whistleblower Frank Serpico wants re-investigation of his 1971 shooting
In a December 2012 file image, retired New York City Police Officer Frank Serpico near his home in upstate Columbia County, New York. - David Handschuh/New York Daily News/TNS

NYPD whistleblower Frank Serpico wants re-investigation of his 1971 shooting

NYPD whistleblower Frank Serpico, more than a half-century after taking a bullet to the face in a Brooklyn drug raid gone bad, wants prosecutors to take a fresh look at the shooting. The 87-year-old ex-cop told the Daily News he was still seeking definitive answers about exactly what happened inside a narrow apartment building hallway on the night of Feb. 3, 1971. “For years, I didn’t want to believe I was set up,” said Serpico, who feels differently now. “That’s one. And two, I thought ‘How are you going to prove it?’ I want to clear the record for history, what Frank Serpico did and the pric...

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