4 Firefighters Shot In Webster, NY
A gunman opened fire on emergency teams as the responded to a house fire in the western New York town of Webster. Two firefighters were killed. “It does appear that [the fire scene] was a trap that was set,” said the local police chief.
WEBSTER, N.Y. — Police say four firefighters responding to a local house fire were shot and two were killed this morning in western New York.
Local officials say that when fire trucks arrived to respond to the fire early this morning, an unnamed shooter opened fire. Two firefighters are being treated for their wounds. The shooter is also dead, though it’s unclear if he died after engaging the SWAT team or from a self-inflicted wound.
Local police chief Gerald Pickering told reporters the fire appeared to be set on purpose to lure responders. “It does appear that [the fire scene] was a trap that was set,” Pickering said in a press conference.
A fire burns on Lake Road after a suspect shot four firefighters responding to the blaze in Webster, New York, December 24, 2012.
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Ali Wherewithall 4 months agoThats one FUCKED up dude, killing the good samaritans who come to help you.
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CalWestin 4 months ago
There should be a Wall Of Sick F*cks somewhere in America where the list of all the names of these sick MF’ers should be posted. I hope some Mental Healthcare legislation gets passed sometime in the next year. Too many sick, demented, ppl roaming free in our used to be safe streets.
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FireGuyRoy 4 months ago
Don’t even know how you prepare for this one. The last thing you have on my mind when responding to a structure fire is getting shot at. :(
Prayers for the family’s of these fallen heros this Christmas. -
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plemur 4 months agoSimple solution! Arm all the firefighters. Wait? Domestic disputes…errr, post armed guards on every street! Oh, they might be over-matched by the firearms available to psychos… Aha! Arm them with machine guns! Hmm, that’s a lot of armed guards. We can’t pay them that much, so some of them might be a little unstable themselves. Of course! Place armed guards guarding the armed guards! They’ll need rocket launchers though, and a couple of them may go haywire… Duh! How silly of me! Arm everyone with small nukes just in case one of the armed guards goes nuts! See!? Everyone will be perfectly safe now! Thanks, NRA! You’re making the world a safer place!
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