Tagged: Shooting

A month after the Newtown school shootings, most of New York's school board members say they're still worried students don't have adequate access to mental health services.  

The New York State School Boards Association informally polled its members on topics including school safety, mental health services and stricter gun laws. Within 24 hours, more than 600 members responded. 

The University of Rochester Medical Center has issued the following statement from Dr. Nicole Stassen, the trauma surgeon treating the firefighters who were wounded in Webster on Monday:

Both firefighters injured in Monday’s shooting are convalescing and doing as well as I would expect at this stage. Mr. Scardino and Mr. Hofstetter are both receiving supportive care and are making small steps on their long road ahead. It is critical that they remain in an environment where they can focus on rest and recovery. 

Police say it appears an ex convict set fire to his home in order to  lure firefighters  to the neighborhood.  After setting the trap, 62-year old William Spengler then started shooting them when they arrived.  Police say he killed two of the firefighters and injuring two others before killing himself.  Several other homes also caught fire and were destroyed in the blaze.

"This is a safe community, so to have tragedy befall us like this is just horrendous."

Those are the words of Webster Police Chief Gerald Pickering after two West Webster firefighters were fatally shot when responding to a house fire early this morning.  Two other firefighters were injured.