On a Tuesday afternoon in Queens, New York, a dispute over a drug debt escalated into a fatal encounter for 30-year-old Christopher Cognata. On November 22, 2016, Cognata went to an apartment on 151st Avenue in Howard Beach to confront Joseph Amatuccio about money owed from a narcotics deal. Cognata arrived at approximately 4:30 p.m. and was initially told by Amatuccio's girlfriend that he was not home. After she left to walk her dog and returned with a friend, Cognata was still waiting and was
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