An officer fired eight shots at the intruder, who authorities say was holding a gun to Rebello's head during a home invasion robbery at an off-campus house in Uniondale.

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Police fired eight shots at the intruder, who authorities say was holding a gun to the head of Andrea Rebello, 21, during a home invasion robbery Friday at an off-campus house in Uniondale.

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Police fired eight shots at the intruder, who authorities say was holding a gun to the head of 21-year-old Andrea Rebello during a home invasion robbery Friday at an off-campus house in Uniondale.

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Responding to a home invasion robbery Friday morning, the Nassau County officer was told a man with a gun was inside the house but he was confronted with an even more complicated, dangerous situation when he stepped inside, authorities said: an armed suspect, holding a young woman in a headlock and using her as a body shield.

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Armed robbery was believed to be the motive for the home invasion.

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