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4 firefighters shot, 2 killed at Webster, N.Y., fire (click here)
11:03a.m. EST December 24, 2012
Victoria Freile and Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY
A gunman shot and killed at least two firefighters responding to a house fire at a Rochester suburb early Monday.
Two other firefighters were in guarded condition at Strong Memorial Hospital with gunshot wounds, according to a hospital spokeswoman, The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported.
Fire Marshal Rob Boutillier said the blaze was allowed to spread to two other houses until the area is secured.
Webster police Chief Gerald Pickering said "one or more shooters" fired at the firefighters when they arrived at the scene near the shore of Lake Ontario. The attacker was still at large at mid-morning.
WHEC-TV reported that by midmorning firefighters were attacking the blaze, which had spread to three homes and a vehicle.
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A SWAT team escorted some residents to a bus that took them from the neighborhood.
That picture is Main Street America with very Un-American events happening to it. Anarchy is not an option in the USA. We are a civilized country where people live in security and happiness. I don't call any of this happiness or security by any stretch of the imagination. Homes in the USA are not suppose to be armed camps to protect themselves from neighbors.
That picture is Main Street America with very Un-American events happening to it. Anarchy is not an option in the USA. We are a civilized country where people live in security and happiness. I don't call any of this happiness or security by any stretch of the imagination. Homes in the USA are not suppose to be armed camps to protect themselves from neighbors.