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    Saw this article while I was checking my e-mail. Thought I would share:

    http://abcnews.go.com/US/firefighter...4#.UNh-THfciAY


    Two firefighters were shot and killed and two others taken to a nearby hospital after a gunman opened fire on them as they responded to a house fire in Webster, N.Y., this morning, according to authorities and local media.

    Officials at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., told ABCNews.com that two men were taken there this morning and were in "guarded condition" after suffering gunshots.

    There is "no active shooter, or shooters" at this time, Webster Police Chief Gerald L. Pickerin told reporters this morning, according to ABC affiliate WHAM-TV.

    The fire spread to three homes on Lake Road, according to WHAM.

    The fire department was waiting for police to safely evacuate nearby residents and secure the scene before battling the blaze.
    I just have nothing to say about this...

    EDIT: An add-on to this story:

    http://tinyurl.com/c53nuxq

    A man with a criminal history shot and killed two West Webster, N.Y. firefighters and seriously injured two others as they responded to a fire at his home, police say.

    William H. Spengler, Jr., 62, apparently started a 5:35 a.m. fire at his home on Lake Road and then waited with an armament of weapons for first responders to arrive, Webster N.Y. Police Chief Gerald Pickering said at an afternoon news conference.

    “He was shooting from high ground or a berm," Pickering said. "He was barricaded with weapons to shoot first responders."

    After a brief exchange of gunfire with police, Spengler then shot and killed himself at the scene, Pickering said.

    Spengler was convicted in 1981 in the death of his 92-year-old grandmother a year earlier. He served time in prison and was released in 1998, Pickering said.

    Spengler beat Rose Spengler to death with a hammer 1980, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported. Rose Spengler had lived in the home next to William Spengler on Lake Road at the time of her death.

    Local police had not noted any criminal activity in his recent past, Pickering said.

    Pickering said they are looking into the apparent disappearance of Spengler's sister who is unaccounted for at this time.

    Police and fire officials are continuing to gather evidence and will inspect the seven homes that were destroyed in the fire that spread to nearby houses in the small lakeside town located 10 miles east of Rochester.

    The victims in the shooting are Mike Chiapperini, also a lieutenant and public information officer with the local police department, and Tomasz Kaczowka, Pickering said.

    "These people get up in the middle of the night to fight fires. They don't expect to be shot and killed," a tearful Pickering said at the press conference.

    Chiapperini was described by Pickering as a lifelong firefighter who started with the department's explorer program and had about 20 years of experience. Kaczowka was a younger firefighter who was on the force for about two years and was also a 911 dispatcher, he said.

    West Webster firefighters Joseph Hofsetter and Theodore Scardino were seriously injured and are at Strong Memorial Hospital with gunshot wounds, a hospital spokeswoman said. Scardino has injuries to his chest and lungs. Hofsetter was injured in the pelvis, the spokeswoman said at a media briefing. Both are in guarded condition, she said.

    An off-duty police officer from nearby Greece, N.Y., John Ritter was also injured by shrapnel during the shooting, Pickering said.

    Pickering said that one of the firefighters who survived made his way across a bridge to safety. The other three did not make it across, Pickering said. Police arrived and rescued the other three firefighters, but two were fatally shot, Pickering said.

    The morning scene was described as chaotic as police and firefighters dealt with an immense blaze as well as gunshots, local news station WHAM-TV reports.

    “I’m not aware of anything like this happening in Webster, obviously not a firefighter being fired upon,” Webster Fire Marshal Rob Boutillier told the Democrat and Chronicle. Pickering described Webster as resort lakeside community that is quiet and usually peaceful.

    WHAM reported that an outpouring of support has come through the Webster community. Black flags reportedly have been draped at some homes and offices to honor those killed and injured.

    N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo tweeted of the incident: We as the community of #NY mourn their loss as now 2 more families must spend the holidays without their loved ones #Webster

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    Disgusting. Shooting heros? b**tards!

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    What makes it more sad, is that its in new york... Not too far from where I live.

    Shame that these people go into buildings, putting out fires for strangers, and sadly in this case, they were shot by other strangers who fled away.

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    Why would anybody want to do that?

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    people are crazy these days... the people are trying to help and you take their lives? they should be punished imo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by idodew View Post
    people are crazy these days... the people are trying to help and you take their lives? they should be punished imo.
    People have always been crazy, but its getting worse,

    Truely horrible story


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    I live in the town where this happened.

    It's pretty sad considering the fire department here is made of volunteers, they were just trying to help the community.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nebula View Post
    I live in the town where this happened.

    It's pretty sad considering the fire department here is made of volunteers, they were just trying to help the community.
    People like the ones who go around shooting innocent people are the worst people there are! What do you think is going through their head right now? "Wow we really messed up those unarmed heroes didn't we pal! Want a beer?" People are sick.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nebula View Post
    I live in the town where this happened.

    It's pretty sad considering the fire department here is made of volunteers, they were just trying to help the community.

    That is sad. Volunteering to put out a fire, and they get shot. The person who shot them must be feeling good right now

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    The world may not have ended on the 21st, but it's getting worse very quickly. First school children, and now volunteer firemen... I would ask "what's next?", but honestly it's not a question I want an answer to.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tlachtli View Post
    The world may not have ended on the 21st, but it's getting worse very quickly. First school children, and now volunteer firemen... I would ask "what's next?", but honestly it's not a question I want an answer to.
    It wasn't school children "first". This has been going in for a very long time and it's just 2 more hideous crimes in a list that's becoming too long.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fascinate View Post
    It wasn't school children "first". This has been going in for a very long time and it's just 2 more hideous crimes in a list that's becoming too long.
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    Added another article. Turns out it was a trap...

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    Quote Originally Posted by [PRO]metheus View Post
    Added another article. Turns out it was a trap...
    Things like this make me hope there is a hell .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tlachtli View Post
    Speaking of taking everything literally...

    It's pretty obvious I was referring to a time period restricted to recent memory, but now's really not the time to be nit-picking over small things.
    Oh sorry! I wasn't trying to be rude or anything I was just trying to say there have been many many shootings before this that hit social media hard and then in a few months they die down and everyone forgets and then one happens again and everyone freaks out all over! If you live anywhere near Omaha or in Iowa or Nebraska then you will know there are at least 2-3 shootings every week with a few people dead.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fascinate View Post
    Oh sorry! I wasn't trying to be rude or anything I was just trying to say there have been many many shootings before this that hit social media hard and then in a few months they die down and everyone forgets and then one happens again and everyone freaks out all over! If you live anywhere near Omaha or in Iowa or Nebraska then you will know there are at least 2-3 shootings every week with a few people dead.
    Sorry, I was a little harsh there. Too much time with the extended family this evening. Edited original comment.

    Merry Christmas!
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