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In this 1970 family photo provided by Lori Cooper, Columbus, Ohio, police officer Niki Cooper poses in his &quot;Company D&quot; jacket signifying his membership in a unit of officers that worked an 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. swing shift during the police department's busiest hours. An 82-year-old man who was indicted, but never prosecuted, in the nonfatal shooting of Cooper almost 45 years ago cannot be tried now, a judge ruled Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. Cooper, who died just over three years ago at 71, rarely spoke of the event and his family said he was never the same afterward. (Photo courtesy of Lori Cooper via AP)

Judge: Man can’t be tried in forgotten ‘72 cop-shooting case

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

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In this Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, photo, Lori Cooper, left, discusses her efforts to bring to trial the suspect who shot her father, Columbus police officer Niki Cooper, in 1972, as Niki Cooper and partner Bob Stout, right, interrupted a burglary, in Columbus, Ohio. After her father’s death three years earlier, Lori Cooper discovered the 82-year-old suspect was alive and living in Dayton, Ohio, about an hour away. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)

Judge ponders trial for man never prosecuted in ‘72 shooting

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

In this Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, photo, Lori Cooper, left, discusses her efforts to bring to trial the suspect who shot her father, Columbus police officer Niki Cooper, in 1972, as Niki Cooper and partner Bob Stout, right, interrupted a burglary, in Columbus, Ohio. After her father’s death three years earlier, Lori Cooper discovered the 82-year-old suspect was alive and living in Dayton, Ohio, about an hour away. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)

The Latest: Should man face trial in officer’s ‘72 shooting?

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