Andrea Rebello, slain Hofstra student, honored at commencement
Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Hofstra University graduates Talia Sperandio, left, and Shannon Tomascak honor slain student Andrea Rebello yesterday with displays on their caps during commencement.
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Hofstra University students mourned junior Andrea Rebello at the school's commencement Sunday as the campus tried to cope with her fatal shooting by a Nassau County police officer responding to an off-campus home invasion in which a gunman held her as a human shield.
Mortarboards with "RIP Andrea" were sprinkled among the more than 1,300 undergraduates and 8,000 audience members at two ceremonies...
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