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Gunman, William Spengler, Shoots 4 Firefighters, Kills 2, in 'Trap' at Webster, NY, Blaze

A man who served nearly 17 years in jail for killing his grandmother set a house and car on fire this morning in upstate New York and then began shooting at emergency personnel who showed up, killing two firefighters, police said. In all, William Spengler, 62, shot four firefighters, killing two and severely injuring two more after setting his "trap," police said. An off-duty police officer from Greece, N.Y., who responded to the scene early in the morning of Christmas Eve also was injured...Full Story
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