Upstate New York Shooting Update Kurt Myers, suspected gunman, killed by police in shootout Authorities said the suspected gunman who went on a rampage at a car wash and a barbershop that left four people dead in upstate New York was killed Thursday in a police shootout. Kurt Myers, 64, was killed by police who kept vigilant watch at an abandoned building in the village of Herkimer. State police spokesman Jack Keller said police went into the building at around 8 am The shootout occurred in the basement, where Myers shot a police dog. Keller said police returned fire, killing him. Myers' rampage started with a fire in his apartment in the nearby village of Mohawk on Wednesday morning. They said he then shot two people dead and wounded two others at a barbershop around the corner before killing two more at a Herkimer oil change and car wash business. Hours later, a flurry of gunfire was heard near where police narrowed their search. Herkimer County Community College and nearby schools were locked down as people were told to stay inside as police hunted Myers. John Seymour, one of the men wounded in the attacks, told his sister that the barbershop attack came out of nowhere. "He just said that the guys were in the barbershop and this guy comes in and he says, 'Hi John, do you remember me?' and my brother said, 'Yes, Kurt, how are you?' and then he just started shooting," Mary Hornett said. Hornett said her brother, who was hospitalized in critical condition, was doing well <b>...</b> | From: Hellomorningn Views: 0 0 ratings | |
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