UPDATE: 1:40 PM EST
Police have released a photo of Kurt Meyers, the gunman who went on a shooting spree in Herkimer County:
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UPDATE: 1:00 PM EST
Police have identified the shooter as 64-year-old Kurt Myers of Mohawk.
Police said they consider Myers “armed and extremely dangerous.” Residents are advised to stay indoors and to call 911 if they see him. Police also said they are “familiar” with Myers, but could not comment on any criminal record he may have.
It is being reported that the suspect is cornered by police.
This story is developing.
SOURCE: UticaOD
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State police are saying that six people were shot, four fatally, in Herkimer County during a shooting spree. Authorities are also reporting that a fire in the town is related to the deadly massacre.
State police PIO Jack Keller says two people were fatally shot at Gaffey’s car wash on Mohawk Street in Herkimer and two more were fatally shot on South Washington Street in Mohawk. At least two others were injured, but Keller could not say at which location. The suspect reportedly used a long gun for the shootings. He had not been apprehended as of 10:45 a.m. Firefighters also battled a structure fire at an apartment building at 32 S. Washington St. in Mohawk that is connected to the shootings, police said. The fire began sometime around 9:30 a.m. and was reported out shortly before 11 a.m.
The police said that the suspect lived in that building and they were seen taking about half a dozen long guns from the residence shortly before 11 a.m.
This story is developing.
SOURCE: UticaOD
