FIRE SHOOTER was a career criminal 2 firefighters killed, 2 wounded in NY BLAZE

	FIRE SHOOTER was a career criminal 2 firefighters killed, 2 wounded in NY BLAZE FIRE SHOOTER was a career criminal 2 firefighters killed, 2 wounded in NY BLAZE Fire "TRAP" Gunman Dead after after killing 2 firefighters at scene of Western NY Blaze. Four volunteer firefighters responding to a pre-dawn house fire were shot Monday morning, two fatally, leading to a shootout in suburban Rochester, NY with the alleged gunman found dead the scene, police said. A lone gunman, identified as William Spangler, was believed by investigators to have set his home and a car on fire to lure first responders. Once firefighters arrived, Spangler, under a 'position of cover' fired at the firefighters from a distance after they arrived around 5:30 am to battle the blaze near the Lake Ontario shore, just east of Rochester, Town of Webster Police Chief Gerald Pickering said. The shooter was found dead hours after a brief shootout with cops according to Pickering. Spangler was found around 11 am near the shore of the lake with a self -inflicted gun shot wound. The first Webster police officer who arrived on the scene exchanged gunfire with the shooter. "It appears to be a trap that was set for responders," Pickering said in a press conference on Monday. "It is a very difficult situation,"He also said during the press conference, holding back tears. "People get up in the middle of the night to fight fires.They don't expect to be shot and killed." Of the four volunteer firefighters, two were fatally shot including Tomasz Kaczowka and Mike Chiapperini, who was also a <b>...</b>	From: hourlyupdates Views: 0 0 ratings
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