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Voice of the Victim on Sunday, December 10, 2006 12:32:31 PM
Buffalo News depicts tragic recurrence.
“It's so uncanny, because of the similarities and the location . . . It really shakes me," said [Daniel] O'Neill, who visited the site with a reporter on Saturday.
"When my uncle was shot, he and his partner were chasing a guy. They told him, "Take your hand out of your pocket,' and he pulled out a gun and shot at them. The same thing happened to Patty and Carl."
The street corner where his uncle died is directly across Chippewa from the place where Parete and Andolina were shot. As of Saturday evening, Andolina was home, recovering from his injuries. Parate still is in Erie County Medical Center, where she has been awake and alert, but remains on a ventilator to help her breathe, police officials have said.
While there have been conflicting reports about Parete's official status, she has been and remains listed in critical condition, Thomas Quatroche, spokesman for ECMC, said Saturday. O'Neill, 45, a 19-year police veteran, is the founder and president of the Buffalo Police Fallen Officers Memorial Society. Since 1997, he has dedicated much of his time to creating memorials that honor the memories of the 45 Buffalo Police officers who have died in the line of duty.