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Monday, December 24, 2012

Cops Hunt Gunman Who Shot 4 Firefighters, Killing 2, At Scene of Western NY Blaze

UPDATE: POLICE SAY SHOOTER DEAD AFTER KILLING 2 FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDING TO BLAZE IN WESTERN NY
WEBSTER, N.Y. – Four volunteer firefighters responding to a pre-dawn house fire were shot Monday morning, two fatally, leading to a shootout in suburban Rochester, N.Y., police said.

"One or more shooters" fired at the firefighters after they arrived shortly after 5:30 a.m. at the blaze near the Lake Ontario shore, just east of Rochester, Town of Webster Police Chief Gerald Pickering said.

There was no active shooter at the scene later Monday morning, according to Monroe County Sheriff Patrick O'Flynn. The first Webster police officer who arrived on the scene exchanged gunfire with the shooter, Flynn said, but he had no other information on the shootout.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sending prayers out to them and their families and co-workers. God bless our Firefighters, Law Enforcement Officers,our Troops, Doctors and Nurses, EMT responders and anyone else who commited to a job whose purpose is to be there when we most need them.

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