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Man shot, killed after opening fire at upstate court

Police and emergency personnel respond to the scene

Photo credit: AP | Police and emergency personnel respond to the scene of a shooting at the Middletown court building. (Feb. 8, 2012)

Authorities say a 43-year-old man has died after being wounded by officers during a gunfight at an upstate New York courthouse. A court officer was wounded.

Middletown police say the gunman went to the vestibule at City Court at about 9 a.m. Wednesday and fired at the security officers. They returned fire, hitting him at least once.

A state court system spokesman says the man later died....

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