Shooting Rampage Averted?

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Fortunately, the wannabe mass-murderer was apparently not a very good driver.

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. -- A heavily armed man who crashed his pickup truck, then shot an EMT responding to the accident before being killed by police appeared to be on his way to carry out a mass killing, police said Wednesday.

The man, who was not identified by police, had a rifle strapped to his chest, and extra ammunition inserted in elongated wristbands on his arms, Nassau County Police Commissioner Lawrence Mulvey told reporters. He had six weapons in his possession, including a Tec-9 automatic pistol.

"It is clear to us that this man was out to commit mayhem in this county," Mulvey said of the suspect, whom he described as about 31. Police believe he moved to Long Island from Florida in the past year. The Ford pickup truck he was driving had Florida license plates...

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According to Newsday, authorities found "three assault-style weapons and a .357 Magnum revolver," which "strongly suggested he planned violence." Beller used an assault rifle to shoot Angell—Fire Chief Robert Taylor said, "It was crazy. There were gunshots going off everywhere. It was insane"—and after Angell was dragged to safety, Mulvey says that a police officer was approaching Beller "noticed the laser sights of a firearm, of a long rifle, honing in on him."