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5 Hurt, Including Patient, In Long Island Ambulance Crash: Police | Patch PM
Also: Vigils for Renee / Blakeman, officials weigh in on MN shooting / Rats / School bus hit in DWI crash: PD / Beloved diner owner dies

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Both drivers, two passengers, and the patient inside the ambulance suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police say.
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Vigils will be held Friday night across the East End; see the details here.
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Federal officials called the Wednesday shooting an act of self-defense; local and state officials in Minnesota have rejected that label.
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"This might not end in a wonderful story, and I don't want it to fall on Strong Island like this is a failure." - Frankie Floridia
It happened just after 1 p.m., police say.
"He poured his heart into every meal and treated everyone who walked through the doors like family."
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