TEMPLE HILLS, Md.—Police are trying to determine why a person opened fire on firefighters who were responding to a call for help at a home in a Maryland suburb of Washington.
A firefighter was shot and killed while making a welfare check and another remains in serious condition, officials said. John Ulmshneider, 39, died Friday night, according to Prince George’s County Police Department spokeswoman Julie Parker. She said Ulmshneider was a 13-year veteran of the department.
Department officials said in a statement that volunteer firefighter Kevin Swain, 19, also was shot, and was in serious condition. He was taken to a trauma center for treatment and is expected to recover.
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