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Update: One firefighter involved in this incident has passed away. The other is currently in surgery.
A Prince George’s County career firefighter has been killed and a volunteer firefighter critically wounded during a response Friday evening to check on the welfare of a man at a Temple Hills home. The career firefighter/paramedic has been identified as John Ulmschneider. Firefighter/Paramedic Ulmschneider was 39 years old, and a 13 year veteran of the department.
The volunteer firefighter, Kevin Swain, was on the engine company. He is a member of Morningside VFD, Station 827. Firefighter Swain is in surgery at the Maryland shock-trauma center in Baltimore. He is listed as a live-in firefighter at the Morningside station.
With profound sadness I announce the line of duty death of Firefighter/Paramedic John Ulmschneider, Who sustained gunshot wounds on EMS call
— Marc Bashoor (@PGFD_Chief) April 16, 2016
A PGFD volunteer firefighter shot while on a call this evening is currently in surgery at Shock Trauma in Baltimore. Serious Condition.
— Mark Brady (@PGFDPIO) April 16, 2016
A PGFD Firefighter/Medic shot while on a call this evening has died as a result of his injuries at Southern Maryland Hospital.
— Mark Brady (@PGFDPIO) April 16, 2016
Two firefighters were shot while responding to a call for a welfare check in Prince George’s County, MD. One of those firefighters remains in critical condition and the other in serious condition.
Firefighters were responding to a medical call and shots were fired when they approached a house in the 5000 block of Sharon Road, Prince George’s County Fire Department spokesperson Mark Brady told News4.
The shooting took place at about 8 p.m., Brady said. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports one shooter was involved. Read more
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U/D A 2nd FF is being flown to a Trauma Center suffering from GSWs. Critical condition. No further details at this time.
— Mark Brady (@PGFDPIO) April 16, 2016
Initial Temple Hills triple shooting 911 call went out as a medical call. pic.twitter.com/kAIeqUcUcy
— PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) April 16, 2016
Still working through a lot of details about critical incident involving a shooting of of firefighter in Temple Hills. Please be patient.
— Mark Brady (@PGFDPIO) April 16, 2016
#BREAKING: Suspect in custody in shooting of 2 fire fighters in Temple Hills: Police.https://t.co/JNa5dMq9zS
— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) April 16, 2016
