2 firefighters shot, killed while battling New York blaze - Basketball Forum : Professional and College Basketball Forums

**Prince** · 12-24-2012, 08:03 AM

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(CNN) -- At least two firefighters died when they were shot at the scene of a blaze in upstate New York on Monday, police said.

Two other firefighters were injured, police in Webster, New York, told reporters.
Authorities believe one or more shooters took aim at the firefighters after they left their vehicles, Police Chief Gerald Pickering said.

It was unclear whether there were any suspects.

"We have different individuals that were possible people with knowledge, but at this point I can't really comment," Monroe County Sheriff Patrick O'Flynn told reporters.

For hours, the gunfire stopped firefighters from working to extinguish the fire and forced police SWAT teams to evacuate homes in the area.

Firefighters first arrived before 6 a.m., said Rob Boutillier, Webster's fire marshal. By 9 a.m., flames had engulfed three houses and a vehicle, he said.

"It's still an active crime scene," Pickering said. "We have firefighters there at the location. It took a while to make it safe ... to put out the fires."

Doctors were treating the wounded firefighters Monday morning, said Teri D'Agostino, a spokeswoman for Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York. They were in guarded condition, she said.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/24/us/new...html?hpt=hp_t1

**roux2dope** · 12-24-2012, 08:04 AM

Someone must have thought they were breaking and entering... all hail the 2nd amendment!

**R-Star** · 12-24-2012, 08:07 AM

Your country is a joke.

**roux2dope** · 12-24-2012, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by R-Star

Your country is a joke.

I know it is

**Prince** · 12-24-2012, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by R-Star

Your country is a joke.

You hit the nail on the head.

Marcus13 · 12-24-2012, 08:23 AM

ugh. If Im shooting someone...please believe I at least have something to gain from the situation. This is crazyness

**Basel** · 12-24-2012, 08:29 AM

Wow. This is just sad. What's wrong with people?

**Headliner** · 12-24-2012, 08:36 AM

I was just in Webster yesterday. Crazy. It's over all news stations and such right now. Webster is the upscale suburb part of Rochester. Everything is more expensive there, everyone has more money there, they call themselves being better than everyone because it's suppose to be more peaceful and upscale there.

Ugh. This one hits close to home.

**Headliner** · 12-24-2012, 12:04 PM

So apparently the shooter was found dead near the area. Based on a local news conference, the shooter served 18 years in prison for killing his grandmother.

**Ron** · 12-24-2012, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Headliner

So apparently the shooter was found dead near the area. Based on a local news conference, the shooter served 18 years in prison for killing his grandmother.

Wasn't long enough, obviously.

**Prince** · 12-25-2012, 09:34 PM

Looking like the Bushmaster .223 caliber rifle might have been used in this shooting, AKA the same rifle used in the Sandy Hook Massacre.

**Headliner** · 12-25-2012, 10:11 PM

I have to find out more about this, but my cousin told me today that the mother of the one boy who got killed flew in the US from Italy, and upon landing and finding out what happened she had a stroke, and she's in the hospital right now. My cousin is a technician in the ER. She seen the mother, and one of the surviving victim who apparently has tubes in his body.

**Knick Killer** · 12-25-2012, 11:30 PM

I hate guns.

12-24-2012, 08:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
roux2dope I'm perfectly calm Dude Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wauwatosa, WI Age: 31 Posts: 10,545 Rep Power: 6986292	Re: 2 firefighters shot, killed while battling New York blaze Someone must have thought they were breaking and entering... all hail the 2nd amendment!

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Marcus13 Jesus Shuttlesworth Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Indianapolis Age: 25 Posts: 13,977 Rep Power: 3023600	Re: 2 firefighters shot, killed while battling New York blaze ugh. If Im shooting someone...please believe I at least have something to gain from the situation. This is crazyness __________________

12-24-2012, 08:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
Basel Legen-wait for it-dary! Legendary! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Parts Unknown Age: 27 Posts: 68,553 Rep Power: 21474913	Wow. This is just sad. What's wrong with people? __________________ Best there is, best there was, best there ever will be.

12-24-2012, 08:36 AM	#8 (permalink)
Headliner ____________ Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,892 Rep Power: 665818	Re: 2 firefighters shot, killed while battling New York blaze I was just in Webster yesterday. Crazy. It's over all news stations and such right now. Webster is the upscale suburb part of Rochester. Everything is more expensive there, everyone has more money there, they call themselves being better than everyone because it's suppose to be more peaceful and upscale there. Ugh. This one hits close to home.

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Headliner ____________ Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,892 Rep Power: 665818	Re: 2 firefighters shot, killed while battling New York blaze So apparently the shooter was found dead near the area. Based on a local news conference, the shooter served 18 years in prison for killing his grandmother.

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12-25-2012, 10:11 PM	#12 (permalink)
Headliner ____________ Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,892 Rep Power: 665818	Re: 2 firefighters shot, killed while battling New York blaze I have to find out more about this, but my cousin told me today that the mother of the one boy who got killed flew in the US from Italy, and upon landing and finding out what happened she had a stroke, and she's in the hospital right now. My cousin is a technician in the ER. She seen the mother, and one of the surviving victim who apparently has tubes in his body.

12-25-2012, 11:30 PM	#13 (permalink)
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