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Upstate New York gunman killed in shootout, police say | Upstate New York gunman killed in shootout, police say |
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Authorities in upstate New York say the suspected gunman in an attack at a car wash and a barbershop that left four people dead has been killed by police in a shootout. | Authorities in upstate New York say the suspected gunman in an attack at a car wash and a barbershop that left four people dead has been killed by police in a shootout. |
They say 64-year-old Kurt Myers was killed Thursday by police who had surrounded a block of small businesses in the village of Herkimer since Wednesday afternoon. | They say 64-year-old Kurt Myers was killed Thursday by police who had surrounded a block of small businesses in the village of Herkimer since Wednesday afternoon. |
Trooper Jack Keller says police went into the building at about 8am local time. He says the shootout occurred in the basement, where Myers shot a police dog. Keller says police returned fire, killing him. | Trooper Jack Keller says police went into the building at about 8am local time. He says the shootout occurred in the basement, where Myers shot a police dog. Keller says police returned fire, killing him. |
Myers' attack started with a fire in his apartment in the nearby village of Mohawk on Wednesday morning. They say he then shot two people dead and wounded two others at a barbershop around the corner before killing two more at a Herkimer oil change and car wash business. | Myers' attack started with a fire in his apartment in the nearby village of Mohawk on Wednesday morning. They say he then shot two people dead and wounded two others at a barbershop around the corner before killing two more at a Herkimer oil change and car wash business. |
Hours later, a flurry of gunfire was heard near where police had narrowed their search. | Hours later, a flurry of gunfire was heard near where police had narrowed their search. |
A college and schools were locked down, and people told to stay inside as police hunted Myers. | A college and schools were locked down, and people told to stay inside as police hunted Myers. |
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