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TEMPLE HILLS, Md. (AP) — Authorities say one of two firefighters shot while making a welfare check in a Maryland suburb of Washington has died.
Prince George's County Police Department spokeswoman Julie Parker says 39-year-old John Ulmshneider died Friday night. He was a 13-year veteran of the department.
Firefighters and police had gone to the Temple Hills home after being called by a person concerned the individual inside might be suffering from a medical condition. When they arrived on the scene, the person inside was unresponsive, so they decided to force entry. The person inside fired several rounds, striking two firefighters and the person who had initially made the call for a welfare check.
Parker says the second firefighter was in critical condition.
The person inside the home was taken into custody and is said to be cooperating with police.
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298-a-12-(Deputy Fire Chief Benjamin Barksdale, Prince George's County Maryland, speaking to reporters)-"and EMS Department"-Prince George's County Deputy Fire Chief Benjamin Barksdale says one of two firefighters who were shot by a resident as they forced their way into a home has died. ((refers to Friday as "this evening")) (15 Apr 2016)
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299-a-13-(Deputy Fire Chief Benjamin Barksdale, Prince George's County Maryland, speaking to reporters)-"through the door"-Prince George's County Deputy Fire Chief Benjamin Barksdale says the firefighters thought the home's resident might be in need of medical help. (15 Apr 2016)
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300-a-10-(Rushern Baker, county executive, Prince George's County Maryland, speaking to reporters)-"to his family"-Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker says two firefighters were shot in the line of duty. (15 Apr 2016)
<<CUT *300 (04/15/16)££ 00:10 "to his family"
291-c-12-(Chief Henry Stawinski, Prince George's County Police Department, speaking to reporters)-"to that address"-Prince George's County Police Chief Henry Stawinski says firefighters decided to force their way into the home when the resident was unresponsive. (15 Apr 2016)
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292-a-12-(Chief Henry Stawinski, Prince George's County Police Department, speaking to reporters)-"that person's welfare"-Prince George's County Police Chief Henry Stawinski says two firefighters were shot after being called to a home by someone who was concerned that the resident might be suffering some sort of medical problem. (15 Apr 2016)
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293-a-15-(Chief Henry Stawinski, Prince George's County Police Department, speaking to reporters)-"to our attention"-Prince George's County Police Chief Henry Stawinski says an arrest has been made in the shooting of two firefighters who are in critical condition. (15 Apr 2016)
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294-a-11-(Chief Henry Stawinski, Prince George's County Police Department, speaking to reporters)-"shots ring out"-Prince George's County Police Chief Henry Stawinski says the firefighters were trying to check on the home's resident who was initially unresponsive. (15 Apr 2016)
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