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There was a massive house fire that ravaged homes overlooking lake ontario. The house fire spread as firefighters tried to dodge gunfire. The firefighters apparently walked into a trap just as they were responding to this. At last word, two firefighters are dead, three other First Responders are wounded, and alleged gunman is dead. Authorities cant say whether other bodies might be found in the eight homes destroyed or damaged by the fire in the town of webster. Shocking, bizarre, tragic today. ...

Responders. Reporter police at the scene exchanged shots with the gunman, 62yearold william spengler, who was barricaded on a berm near the house. The gun battle meant the fire could not be fought. Seven homes were destroyed. An Armored Vehicle removed two of the firefighters and evacuated more than 30 people who lived nearby. The flag at the fire house in webster already at halfstaff for the newtown victims will now stay lowered for michael chip writtenny, 43, who was also a Police Lieutenant i...

During a routine lock-out call in O’Brien Hall Thursday night, 59 bullets were discharged into a door from the barrel of a Department of Public Safety officer-involved gun.

Two goats and a chicken were found dismembered Wednesday at the University of Rochester in killings that could be "religious in nature."

Two goats and a chicken were found dismembered Wednesday at the University of Rochester in killings that could be "religious in nature."

upstate new york where a gunman has opened fire with four firefighters battling an intense inferno, and two of those firefighters are now dead. heather: im heather childers, we are in for megyn kelly. now, the firefighters shot while responding to a fire in weber the, new york. the police chief says two of them were killed at the scene. the other two are being treated at a hospital. gregg: our david lee miller is following this story live from our new york studios. >> reporter: heres t...

Shrapnel. now, as for the shooter, authorities say that he apparently was killed by a gunshot, there was some type after a shootout. police arrived, their fired at the shooter. not clear to what extent, if any, he fired back at the police officers, but we do know that he is now dead. not clear if it was self-inflicted. the police chief for webster new york, gerald pickering, held a news conference a few hours ago x he described what amounted to nothing less than an ambush. listen. >> at this tim...