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Lembhard slaying cops to return to duty

An autopsy report showed that 22-year-old Michael Lembhard,

Photo credit: News12 Westchester | An autopsy report showed that 22-year-old Michael Lembhard, of Newburgh, was shot more than half a dozen times by Newburgh police -- including eight times in the back -- in a March 7 confrontation in which he was killed, the dead man's family said. This is a screen grab of a file photo of Lembhard.

Two Newburgh police officers are returning to work after they were cleared by a grand jury in the shooting death of Michael Lembhard, according to News12.

Officers Eric Henderson and Nicholas Cardinale have been on administrative leave since the March fatal shooting of the 22-year-old Newburgh man.

On Wednesday, a grand jury cleared Henderson and Cardinale in the shooting, saying they...

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