VIENNA – Austrian poacher Alois Huber, who killed three police officers and a paramedic while attempting to escape arrest, has been found dead in his home after setting it on fire, police said on Wednesday. “Police officers wanted to open the door” to a hidden room but “fire broke out” said police spokesman Roland Scherscher in the early hours of Wednesday after a lengthy stand-off. When the fire was brought under control “the body of a man, believed to be the poacher and murder suspect, was discovered” after a five-hour operation, he added. “It is one of the saddest days,” a visibly emotional Scherscher told reporters. The three slain police officers were aged between 38 and 51 while the dead Red Cross paramedic was said to be 70. The paramedic, Johann Dorfwirth, had received numerous awards during a long career, local Red Cross chief Willi Sauer said. Late on uesday army tanks and hundreds of armed police in bullet proof gear were deployed to Huber’s home, which had been surrounded since early in the day after he shot and killed the four victims. The deadly drama began Monday when elite “Cobra” force commandos attempted to stop the man, a well-known… Read full this story
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