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snagglepuss

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Mon Mar 19, 2012, 11:23 AM Mar 2012

NYPD facial recognition technology identifies 'barbershop shooter' from his Facebook picture



A man suspected in a barbershop shooting has been apprehended after New York City detectives used a cutting-edge facial recognition software to nab his identity.

Police say a man was beaten and shot last week over a neighbourhood dispute in Queens while trying to get a haircut but the suspect initially made a near-clean getaway as police were left without a name.





Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2116748/NYPD-facial-recognition-technology-identifies-barbershop-shooter-Facebook-picture.html#ixzz1pZoKiGRa
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