One of the two firefighters who were shot Friday night in Maryland has died of his injuries, officials confirmed late Friday.
John Ulmshneider, 39, was a 13-year veteran of the Prince George's County Fire Department, a husband and a father, fire officials said.
"Will it ever end? God, I hope so. But at the end of the day, the men and women of public safety are going to be there when the community needs us. And that's the reality," Prince George's Police Chief Henry Stawinski said.
The firefighters were shot while responding to a medical call. The shooter is in custody and is cooperating with police, Stawinski said.
The incident began at about 7:30 p.m., when firefighters and police received a 911 call from a "concerned individual" who was worried about a family member at a home in the 5000 block of Sharon Road in Temple Hills in Prince George's County, Stawinski said.
The firefighters tried to communicate with the man at the home, but there was no response. As they tried to go into the house to help the resident, the resident fired several rounds that hit the two firefighters and the relative who called 911, Stawinski and Deputy Fire Chief Benjamin Barksdale said.
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