Webster NYC Fire shooter leaves a note

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The police chief in Webster, N.Y., says that four firefighters were shot while responding to a blaze in the town near Rochester and that two are dead. (CNN via WROC, Dec. 24, 2012)

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Man who shot NY firefighters left note

Suspect: killing people "what I like doing best"

Updated: Tuesday, 25 Dec 2012, 8:38 PM EST
Published : Tuesday, 25 Dec 2012, 12:25 PM EST

WEBSTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Police In Webster, N.Y., say the man who lured firefighters to their deaths in a blaze of gunfire left a typewritten note saying he wanted to burn down the neighborhood and "do what I like doing best, killing people."

Webster Police Chief Gerald Pickering said Tuesday that the man's sister hasn't been found yet. He said 62-year-old ex-convict William Spengler armed himself with three weapons and set his house afire to lure first responders into a death trap.

Two firefighters were shot dead and two others are hospitalized. Spengler killed himself as seven houses burned around him Monday.


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