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Lamont Pride, who killed police officer Peter Figoski in 2011, was sentenced to 45 years to life today.

Pride had claimed he shot Figoski by accident.

"The reason I decided to come forward with everything is I need to help myself out of this situation."

Alleged cop-killer Lamont Pride and his co-defendants appeared at a pretrial hearing yesterday in which his statements after the December shooting of officer Peter Figoski were revealed. He's sorry you guys!

While NYPD Officer Peter Figoski's family buried him on Long Island yesterday, his alleged killer Lamont Pride got into a fight with some Department of Corrections officers.

This weekend, a wake for Officer Figoski is being held.

Yesterday Mayor Bloomberg blasted a judge for releasing accused cop killer Lamont Pride without bail. Today the Brooklyn DA blasted Bloomberg for overstepping.

Is a judge to blame for letting a criminal free to allegedly kill a cop?

Last night Lamont Pride marched into a Brooklyn court wearing the handcuffs of late NYPD Officer Peter he is charged with shooting early Monday morning. Cheers erupted when he was ordered held without bail.