PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) ?
A man opened fire on officers during a domestic disturbance call Saturday morning, killing three of them, a police official said.
Friends said he feared the Obama administration was poised to ban guns.
Three officers were killed, said a police official at the scene who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
Police spokeswoman Diane Richard would only say that at least five officers were wounded, but wouldn't give any other details.
The man who fired at the officers was arrested after a several-hour standoff.
One witness reported hearing hundreds of shots.
The shootings occurred just two weeks after four police officers March 21 in Oakland, Calif., in the deadliest day for U.S. law enforcement since Sept. 11, 2001.
Saturday, April 4
NY gunman angry over poor English skills, job loss
AP Article by William Kates
cuts from the article read.... A woman who answered the phone at a listing for Henry D. Voong said she was Jiverly Voong's sister but would not give her name. She said her brother had been in the country for 28 years and had citizenship.
Zikuski told "Today" that the shooter had worked in Binghamton for Shop-Vac, which closed in November. The sister told the AP on Friday that her brother worked at a company where "they make the vacuums."
The mayor told ABC that the gunman "had lost a job recently and was somewhat angry." "He had language issues, didn't speak English that well, and was really concerned about his employment situation," Ryan said.
Initial reports suggested Voong had recently been let go from IBM, which has roots in the region, but a person at IBM said there was no record of a Jiverly Voong ever working there. His father, Henry Voong, does work there.
..The attack at the American Civic Association, which helps immigrants settle in this country, came just after 10 a.m. as people from all over the globe ? Latin America, China, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, Africa ? gathered for English and citizenship lessons in an effort to become a bigger part of their new home.
...A string of attacks in the U.S. in the last month left 44 people dead in all.
A gunman killed 10 people and himself in Samson, Ala.; shootings that began with a traffic stop in Oakland, Calif., left four police officers and the gunman dead; an apparent murder-suicide in Santa Clara, Calif., left six dead; and a gunman went on a rampage at a nursing home Sunday, killing seven elderly residents and a nurse who cared for them.
cuts from the article read.... A woman who answered the phone at a listing for Henry D. Voong said she was Jiverly Voong's sister but would not give her name. She said her brother had been in the country for 28 years and had citizenship.
Zikuski told "Today" that the shooter had worked in Binghamton for Shop-Vac, which closed in November. The sister told the AP on Friday that her brother worked at a company where "they make the vacuums."
The mayor told ABC that the gunman "had lost a job recently and was somewhat angry." "He had language issues, didn't speak English that well, and was really concerned about his employment situation," Ryan said.
Initial reports suggested Voong had recently been let go from IBM, which has roots in the region, but a person at IBM said there was no record of a Jiverly Voong ever working there. His father, Henry Voong, does work there.
..The attack at the American Civic Association, which helps immigrants settle in this country, came just after 10 a.m. as people from all over the globe ? Latin America, China, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, Africa ? gathered for English and citizenship lessons in an effort to become a bigger part of their new home.
...A string of attacks in the U.S. in the last month left 44 people dead in all.
A gunman killed 10 people and himself in Samson, Ala.; shootings that began with a traffic stop in Oakland, Calif., left four police officers and the gunman dead; an apparent murder-suicide in Santa Clara, Calif., left six dead; and a gunman went on a rampage at a nursing home Sunday, killing seven elderly residents and a nurse who cared for them.
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