The Nation - News from June 4, 1985
A man sought in the slayings of five persons detonated explosives in his van, killing himself and three others, after he opened fire on police with a machine gun, authorities said in Greensboro, N.C. The others killed in the explosion were the daughter and grandchildren of a couple slain in Winston-Salem. The man, identified as Frederick Klenner, stopped twice during the chase and fired at police. The second time he stopped, police said, Klenner detonated explosives inside the van.
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