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Office of the District Attorney P. David Soares
Albany Man Sent to State Prison after DNA Recovered on Gun ALBANY , NY – District Attorney P. David Soares today announced that KANAN TATRO, 21, of Albany, NY, was sentenced to 3 years in prison and 3 years post release supervision by the Honorable Stephen Herrick. TATRO pled guilty to Attempted Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree in November. On December 15, 2006 at about 1:00 A.M., Albany Police responded to a call for shots fired and witnessed a group of individuals disperse. Officers recovered a .38 caliber revolver that had been discarded which was loaded with 2 rounds and 3 spent casings. TATRO was stopped a short distance from the shooting and his clothing matched the description of the suspect. TATRO was brought to the station for questioning where he consented to a DNA swab. A DNA swab taken from the trigger of the gun match DNA taken from TATRO. Street Crime Bureau Chief Francisco Calderon handled the prosecution of this case. If you have information about an illegal handgun in Albany County, please call the ENOUGH Hotline at 765-3668. ### For further information contact: Heather Streeter Orth
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