Gunman murders baby

A gunman deliberately shot dead a baby during a stand-off with police in the US yesterday. Police in Blossvale, New York said the man was outside a home when they arrived after an emergency phone call about a domestic dispute. They shot him after he...

A gunman deliberately shot dead a baby during a stand-off with police in the US yesterday.

Police in Blossvale, New York said the man was outside a home when they arrived after an emergency phone call about a domestic dispute.

They shot him after he shot the three-month-old child and opened fire on them.

The gunman survived and was taken by helicopter to a local hospital. The baby was pronounced dead at the hospital.

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