Man Kills Two Rescuers, Fatally Shoots Himself

ROSWELL, N.M. — A man injured in a house explosion shot at his rescuers, killing a paramedic and a neighbor and wounding the fire chief and a child before committing suicide Saturday, police said.

The man, whose identity was not released, was burned in the blast and had sought help from his neighbor Randy Houghton, said police officer Robert Giles.

Steve Lovato, an emergency medical technician, and other fire officials were treating and questioning the man around 2 a.m. when he began shooting. Lovato and Houghton were killed.

Roswell Fire Chief Louis Jones and a 4-year-old boy who was in the home were wounded. Both were airlifted to a Lubbock hospital. Jones was in critical condition. The boy’s condition was not disclosed.