Two US firefighters shot dead while responding to blaze
BBC News online - 24 December 2012
Firefighters were called to blaze early on Monday morning
Two
volunteer firefighters have been shot dead and two injured while
responding to an emergency call in the town of Webster in New York
state.
The blaze broke out just before 06:00 local time (11:00 GMT) and the shooting reportedly prevented firefighters putting it out for several hours.
There are not believed to be any shooters still on the scene.
"Upon arrival of the first.. engine company and some firefighters in their personal vehicles, they underwent gunfire from a location unknown," Webster's Fire Marshal Rob Boutillier told reporters.
The current whereabouts of the shooter, or whether there was more than one, is unknown.
Police teams moved in to evacuate residents after the shooting, local media reports say.
The debate on gun violence in the US was rekindled earlier this month by the shootings at a school in Newtown, Connecticut, which left 20 children and six adults dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
It was one of the worst mass shootings in American history.
President Obama has promised to push for action on gun control while the National Rifle Association has called for armed security in all American schools.
Labels: Armaments, Crime, Human Fallibility, Social-Cultural Deviations, Terrorism, United States
posted by Pieface @ Monday, December 24, 2012
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