Deputies Kill Man Who Fired From Roof
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Sheriff’s deputies Tuesday shot and killed a gunman firing randomly from a rooftop. A Sheriff’s Department spokesman said the man may have been trying to commit “suicide by cop” by firing into a neighborhood filled with children.
A SWAT squad searched homes in the area before locating the home with the gunman.
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