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Retired NYPD Officer Faces Charges After Bystander Injured In Queens Shooting

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A retired NYPD officer faces assault charges after a shooting inside a Queens restaurant.

Police say 52-year-old Dwayne Chandler, from Staten Island, got into an argument with another man Tuesday night at a Howard Beach sushi restaurant.

They say Chandler fired a gun, hitting a bystander in the back.

Prosecutors say that victim currently cannot feel his legs or move his toes.

Chandler is due back in court in July.

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