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| Los Angeles firefighter kills colleague & wounds another before BURNING own home and committing suicide | Los Angeles firefighter kills colleague & wounds another before BURNING own home and committing suicide |
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| A Los Angeles County, California firefighter is suspected of shooting two of his colleagues, one of them fatally. Police surrounded the suspect at a rural home that subsequently caught fire and burned to the ground. | A Los Angeles County, California firefighter is suspected of shooting two of his colleagues, one of them fatally. Police surrounded the suspect at a rural home that subsequently caught fire and burned to the ground. |
| The incident took place on Tuesday morning at Fire Station 81 in Agua Dulce, a rural community north of downtown Los Angeles. | The incident took place on Tuesday morning at Fire Station 81 in Agua Dulce, a rural community north of downtown Los Angeles. |
| “The shooter was an off-duty firefighter who came to the fire station,” LACFD Chief Daryl Osby told reporters. He shot a 44-year-old male colleague, and wounded a 54-year-old fire captain. Osby did not identify any of them by name. | |
| Local media captured the moment the injured captain was airlifted to the hospital. | Local media captured the moment the injured captain was airlifted to the hospital. |
| Police followed the suspect to his home in Acton, a community about 10 miles away – a house designed by a notable area architect and rented out last year. | Police followed the suspect to his home in Acton, a community about 10 miles away – a house designed by a notable area architect and rented out last year. |
| The shooter “barricaded himself” at the house, Osby said. The home “was set on fire, and he was also found deceased.” | The shooter “barricaded himself” at the house, Osby said. The home “was set on fire, and he was also found deceased.” |
| As law enforcement officers surrounded the property and SWAT personnel were airdropped to the location, the home caught fire. | As law enforcement officers surrounded the property and SWAT personnel were airdropped to the location, the home caught fire. |
| Firefighters could not approach the house over fears for their safety. The property eventually burned down completely. News helicopters spotted a body floating in the indoor lap pool, which is believed to belong to the yet-unnamed suspect. | Firefighters could not approach the house over fears for their safety. The property eventually burned down completely. News helicopters spotted a body floating in the indoor lap pool, which is believed to belong to the yet-unnamed suspect. |
| Lieutenant Brandon Dean, homicide investigator with the sheriff’s department, said the suspect’s body was observed in the ruins of the still-burning house with a gunshot wound to the head that “appears to be self-inflicted,” as no deputies fired their weapons. Dean confirmed that the suspect was identified as a firefighter who worked at Fire Station 81. | Lieutenant Brandon Dean, homicide investigator with the sheriff’s department, said the suspect’s body was observed in the ruins of the still-burning house with a gunshot wound to the head that “appears to be self-inflicted,” as no deputies fired their weapons. Dean confirmed that the suspect was identified as a firefighter who worked at Fire Station 81. |
| The motive of the shooting has yet to be determined, said Dean. Local media have cited unnamed police sources to report the suspect and the victim had got into a dispute. | The motive of the shooting has yet to be determined, said Dean. Local media have cited unnamed police sources to report the suspect and the victim had got into a dispute. |
| Agua Dulce and Acton are small communities in Los Angeles County, about 30 miles north of downtown LA, between Santa Clarita and Palmdale. | |
| This is the second fatal incident involving a disgruntled employee in California in the span of a week. Last Wednesday, a former employee of the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) in San Jose shot and killed eight former co-workers. | |
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