Nation IN BRIEF : MISSISSIPPI : Fireman Held After Wife, 4 Others Killed

A Jackson, Miss., firefighter killed his wife at home then went to a firehouse and opened fire on his supervisors, killing four department officials before being wounded in a shootout, police said. Kenneth Tornes, an eight-year veteran, led police on a high-speed chase from the downtown Fire Department to the parking lot of a busy suburban shopping center, causing several wrecks. At the mall, Tornes wounded one officer before being shot in the left eye. Tornes was in serious but stable condition after surgery. Tornes had apparently made threatening statements long before the shootings, another firefighter said. “He was a perfect gentlemen except when you got him talking about the chiefs,” 14-year firefighter Tim Dukes said. Investigators said they had not established a motive for the shootings.