I like killing people, NY shooter says

Source:AFP Published: 2012-12-26 23:14:05

A convicted felon who committed suicide after shooting dead two firefighters he lured into an inferno wrote in a note that killing people was his favorite pastime, police said Tuesday.

Authorities also said they found human remains in the charred skeleton of his house that likely belonged to the gunman's sister.

"I still have to get ready to see how much of the neighborhood I can burn down and do what I like doing best- killing people," read part of the note discovered in the wake of Monday's shooting in the upstate New York town of Webster, Police Chief Gerald Pickering said.

Investigators suspect the victim found in what was left in the house is Cheryl Spengler, 67. Pickering was unable to confirm whether Cheryl Spengler had died in the fire or if she was killed beforehand.

After setting his home and car ablaze, Spengler took up a sniper position, waiting for firefighters to arrive. He was armed with three weapons and an "arsenal" of ammunition, according to Pickering.

He had a Smith & Wesson .38 caliber revolver, a Mossberg 12-gauge pump action shotgun and a .223 Bushmaster rifle the same military-type assault rifle used in the elementary school shooting in Connecticut.

Seven homes were also destroyed in the blaze, as the shooting thwarted initial efforts to douse the flames.

AFP



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