N.Y. firefighter deaths called 'clear ambush on first responders'

The ex-con who killed two firefighters early on Christmas Eve in Webster, N.Y. left a note pledging to burn down his neighborhood and "do what I like doing best, killing people," police said.

William Spengler, 62, (shown here) sprayed bullets at firefighters who responded to a blaze at his home, killing two and injuring two others.

He then killed himself as seven houses burned on a sliver of land along Lake Ontario. Several guns were recovered, including a .223-caliber semiautomatic rifle.

"He was equipped to go to war, kill innocent people," a police official said. He called the attack a "clear ambush on first responders."

The Associated Press has this report.

 

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