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Associated Press - November 9, 2009 10:45 AM ET
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say a man who exchanged gunfire with Syracuse police after a home invasion robbery in an apartment building has been found dead.
Police Chief Gary Miguel (mih-GEL') says a SWAT team entered the building around 4 a.m. Monday and found the gunman's body in a stairwell. Miguel says it wasn't clear if the gunman shot himself or was killed by police.
Sgt. Tom Connellan says the incident began around 10 p.m. Sunday when the gunman broke into an apartment and demanded money from three people, 2 of whom managed to escape to a neighboring apartment and call police. Arriving officers were engaged in a brief gunfight. They used an armored vehicle to rescue those victims and four residents of the apartment. The third robbery victim was rescued later from the roof.
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