A lone gunman shot dead two volunteer firefighters -- injuring two others -- when he ambushed them at the scene of an early morning housefire in a suburb of Rochester, New York.<br/> <br />Webster Police Chief Gerald Pickering called it a set up.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) TOWN OF WEBSTER POLICE CHIEF, GERALD PICKERING, SAYING:<br/> <br />"It does appear that it was a trap that was set "<br/> <br />The gunman, who also died, opened fire around 5:45 am as firefighters responded to reports of a house blaze.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) TOWN OF WEBSTER POLICE CHIEF, GERALD PICKERING, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We can report at this time that the shooter is deceased. He died of a self-inflicted gun wound., His name is william Spengler. (EDIT) Mr. Spengler has quite a lengthy criminal history. In 1980 he was arrested by the Webster police and charged with killing his grandmother.<br/> <br />Authorities say Spengler set the fire -- laying in wait for the first responders.<br/> <br />The shooting comes as people are still coming to terms with a deadly school massacre in Connecticut, in which 20 school children and six adults were gunned down in a rampage.
