This billowing inferno in Webster, New York, was lit by William
Spengler, before he opened fire
on the firefighters who responded to
the blaze.
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A bystander watches while seven homes in a street in Webster, New
York, burned.
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191 Lake Road in West Webster, New York - After the fire started
by the gunman.
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Dawn Nguyen, 24, a former neighbor of William Spengler Jr.,
allegedly purchased a .223 Bushmaster AR-15
and a 12-gauge shotgun
for the wild-eyed manic in 2010, knowing full well that he couldn’t
buy the guns
himself because he was a convicted felon.
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Nguyen is pictured after her arrest on charges connected to the
guns used in the Christmas Eve ambush
slaying of two volunteer
firefighters.
Victims
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