A Cape Vincent, New York Firefighter/EMT was shot and killed late
Friday night while on the scene of a medical emergency run,
News 10 reports. Crews were treating a 25-year-old man when he
left the crew, coming back with a rifle. The EMS crew tried to back
out of the scene, News 10 reported, but the suspect, Christopher
Burke, fired two shots killing Firefighter/EMT Mark Davis, also 25.
Davis was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced
dead. Burke was arrested and charged with second degree murder,
WYSR reports. The investigation is ongoing. News 10 reported
that Davis was a member of the Cape Vincent Volunteer Fire
Department for just over two years. Cape Vincent is about 90 miles
north of Syracuse, near the Canadian border.
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