Man Indicted for Murder for Fire that Killed Binghamton, NY, Firefighter
A month after a Binghamton firefighter was killed at a structure fire, a man has been indicted by a grand jury for starting the fire.
Firefighter John Gaudet, 40, died of injuries when a wall collapsed at a fire on Feb. 12 and hit him with debris.
Binghamton Police arrested Patrick K. Shea, 36, on Friday, according to cyncentral.
That fire killed John Gaudet, 40, who was an 11-year-veteran of the Binghamton Fire Department. He died at Wilson Hospital after a wall collapsed and he became trapped in debris.
Officials determined the fire in the vacant building was deliberately set.
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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.
