Man Who Shot 2 Firefighters in Alabama Motivated by Personal Conflict With One of Them, Police Say

Man Who Shot 2 Firefighters in Alabama Motivated by Personal Conflict With One of Them, Police Say
Orange Beach police officers put up caution tape near a collapsed building in Orange Beach, Ala., on Sept. 18, 2004. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
The Associated Press
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Investigators believe the man who shot two on-duty firefighters at an Alabama firehouse had a personal conflict with one of them, a police spokesman said Thursday.

Detectives are still trying to determine the basis for that conflict. They have not yet been able to talk to the firefighters, but believe only one of them was targeted, Birmingham Police Officer Truman Fitzgerald told The Associated Press.