In another deadly shooting incident in the Northeast, two firefighters were killed and another two were wounded in upstate New York Monday night when a gunman ambushed them as they entered his burning home. Police say William Spengler set his house ablaze and then opened fire at the firefighters who rushed to the scene. Spengler later shot himself after a gunfight with police. Webster, New York Police Chief Gerald Pickering said Spengler had been heavily armed and left a chilling note bragging about “killing people.”

Gerald Pickering: “He had armed himself with three different weapons and an arsenal of ammunition. He had armed himself with a Smith & Wesson .38-caliber revolver, a Mossberg 12-gauge pump shotgun, and a Bushmaster .223-caliber rifle with a flash suppressor. I will read to you one of the sentences out of the two-page or two- or three-page typewritten note that really clearly goes to his intent, while the note does not go to motive. Quote: '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.'”

Police now say they have found human remains in the home believed to belong to Spengler’s sister, who lived there with him. Spengler had previously served 17 years in prison for the murder of his grandmother.