US Webster gunman William Spengler left 'killing note'

[Jazzy]

A man alleged to have lured two US volunteer firefighters to their deaths in Webster, New York left a long note outlining his plans, police say.



They told a news conference that the gunman, identified as 62-year-old William Spengler, had three guns and aimed to burn down his neighbourhood.



No motive was given but the note said he was planning to do what I like doing best - killing people.



The firefighters were shot dead as they arrived to tackle a fire on Monday.



Seven homes were destroyed by the fire and another two firemen were wounded in the attack.



Police Chief Gerald Pickering told reporters that Spengler, who apparently shot himself in the head, had used a .38 calibre revolver, a 12-gauge shotgun and a Bushmaster .223 calibre rifle with flash suppression.



The same make and calibre rifle had been used in the murder of 26 teachers and children at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut on 14 December, he said.



The police chief told reporters in Webster that a two- to three-page note from the gunman had been found in which he said: I still have to get ready to see how much of the neighbourhood I can burn down and do what I like doing best - killing people.

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This is the same guy who spent 17 years in prison for killing his grandmother. If he had gotten a LIFE sentence, like he should have then this wouldn't have happened.

 

[Bluezone777]

Well thanks to him, he gave himself a death sentence which ensures the courts don't give him a free pass again and he can't hurt anyone else.

 

[Jazzy]

Well thanks to him, he gave himself a death sentence which ensures the courts don't give him a free pass again and he can't hurt anyone else.

Yeah and he gave innocent people a death sentence as well.

 

[Sinon]

I wonder if those guns were legal. And if so, why he was allowed to own them, already holding a prior violent conviction.



Again though, it appears that the killer had mental issues of some description.

 

[Bluezone777]

Yeah and he gave innocent people a death sentence as well.

You can thank the courts for not doing their job. If they did then he would still be in a jail cell and not out hurting other people. No one who takes another person's life deserves anything less then a life sentence with or without the possibility of parole based on the potential for rehabilitation. This one would probably not deserve to be let out judging by his actions that led to his and other people's deaths.

 

[wirelessguru1]

A lot of mentally sick people with guns out there!

 

[Jazzy]

Ever notice how the death count goes up during the holiday season?