The gunman who shot dead two firefighters in upstate New York, left a note saying “Killing is what I do best.”
In the note William Spengler, 62, also said he wanted to burn down his neighbourhood, and kill as many people as possible.
The charred remains of a woman were found in the burned out house, she is believed to be his sister.
Spengler used a Bushmaster semi-automatic rifle, the same used by Adam Lanza in the Sandy Hook Elementary school massacre.
Spengler, convicted of the manslaughter of his grandmother in 1981, was found dead of a self-inflicted gun shot wound hours after the killing of the fire fighters.
Two firefighters have been shot dead as they tackled a house fire in upstate New York, one other was injured.
The firefighters were called out to a blaze that engulfed three houses, in Webster, when a gun man opened fire with an assault rifle.
Early reports suggest that the gun man is still on the loose.
This latest shooting comes after 26 people, including 20 children were shot in Newtown, Connecticut. The debate on gun law reform is now gripping the nation, with many calling for stricter gun laws, but with the NRA saying “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun”.
