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Fireman Dead in Fla. Wendy's Shooting  

Posted Mar 3, 08 8:00 PM CST in US,  Crime    Most Covered

(newser) – A gunman killed a local firefighter and wounded five others in a West Palm Beach Wendy's today before taking his own life, the Palm Beach Post reports. Shooter Alburn Edward Blake left no suicide note but was said by one witness to be an ex-worker at the restaurant. "Looks like this was just another random shooting like we've seen around the United States," a Palm Beach County Sheriff's spokesman told the AP.

Blake reportedly entered the restaurant just after noon with a 9mm Glock and gunned down Palm Beach County fire Lt. Rafael Vazquez, a father of five who had walked in to claim a free toy for his son's meal. His wife and 4-year-old son had just left the restaurant. Blake critically wounded three others who are said to be improving under hospital care.

Sources Palm Beach Post, Associated Press

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This video frame grab image provided by WPEC-TV in Palm Beach, Fla. shows law enforcement personnel at the scene of a shooting in West Palm Beach, Fla. Monday March 3, 2008. A gunman burst into the Wendy's...   (Associated Press)
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Police officials maintain a security area around a West Palm Beach, Fla. Wendy's cafe where a gunman killed himself, one other person, and wounded three people Monday, March 3, 2008. (AP Photo/J. Pat...   (Associated Press)
Fireman Dead in Fla. Wendy's Shooting
A police officer mans the entrance to a West Palm Beach, Fla. Wendy's restaurant where a gunman killed himself after killing one other person and wounding three, Monday, March 3, 2008. (AP Photo/J. Pat...   (Associated Press)
Fireman Dead in Fla. Wendy's Shooting
Police officers man the entrance to a West Palm Beach, Fla. Wendy's restaurant where a gunman killed himself after killing one other person and wounding three, Monday, March 3, 2008. (AP Photo/J. Pat...   (Associated Press)
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