A crazed gunman killed at least two firefighters and wounded two others, responding to a blaze near Rochester early this morning, authorities said.
Authorities in the western New York town of Webster evacuated the neighborhood as flames engulfed three homes on Lake Road, according to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
Two of Webster's Bravest, shot and wounded, are in guarded condition at Strong Memorial Hospital, officials said.
The fire, near the Lake Ontario shore just east of Rochester, broke out at a home around 6 a.m., before spreading to two more houses and a car, officials said.
Webster officials can’t remember another time when firefighters came under gunfire.
“I’m not aware of anything like this happening in Webster, obviously not a firefighter being fired upon,” Webster Fire Marshal Rob Boutillier said.
Local cops, joined by New York state police, swarmed the neighborhood looking for the shooter.
“The whole strip’s been evacuated,” Webster resident Michael Damico told the Democrat and Chronicle. “They’re evacuating all of the houses and going through them.”
Damico woke up at 8 a.m. to see flames down the street and a SWAT team going on a frantic, door-to-door search for a cold-blooded killer.
“We looked out the window and we saw the SWAT team and everyone around,” Damico said.
Residents near the fire were evacuated on Regional Transit Service buses, even as flames threatened their homes.
“Some people on this bus already watched their houses burn,” added Damico. “They’re not happy.”
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