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Offline TheSarge

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Firefighter Shot to Death While Responding to Fire Near St. Louis
« on: July 21, 2008, 02:20:34 PM »
MAPLEWOOD, Mo. —  A gunman shot at firefighters responding to a report of a burning pickup truck early Monday, killing one, then opened fire on police, wounding two officers.

The incident began at 5:40 a.m. with a report of a pickup truck fire in Maplewood, a suburban town just southwest of St. Louis. When firefighters arrived, someone began firing shots.

St. Mary's Hospital spokesman Eric Clark said a firefighter/paramedic from Maplewood was killed. The city identified him as 22-year-old Ryan Hummert. Officials said he was shot to death as he got off the fire truck.

Hummert, the son of former Maplewood Mayor Andy Hummert, began his career in August 2007 after graduating from paramedic training. He graduated from the St. Louis County Fire Academy in March.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,387541,00.html
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Re: Firefighter Shot to Death While Responding to Fire Near St. Louis
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2008, 03:51:01 PM »
one freakin' yr on the job.  :banghead:
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Re: Firefighter Shot to Death While Responding to Fire Near St. Louis
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2008, 03:57:54 PM »
Not much that could have been done.

I'm reminded of the line by GSgt Highway in Heartbreak Ridge:
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..."When it's your time to go, I don't care how fast you run, your time is up."

Looks like God needed another Firefighter on Heaven's force, and as always, he took one of the best.  :cheersmate:
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