Сейчас, сейчасКалифорния: История Успеха
aftershock.su — Некий калифорниец Джеймс Феррарио, кого банк выгнал из дома за неуплату ипотеки (взятую на пике пузыря в 2003), вместо того, чтобы, как принято в США, отправиться жить в лес или в канализационную трубу (впрочем, много бы он не потерял - его дом был давно отключен от воды и электричества), встретил приезд "бригады по выселению" (несколько полицейских и слесарь) огнем из автомата, двоих из бригады убил.
The body was discovered in the ruins of the northwest Modesto home that caught fire late Thursday. Modesto police gave no other details, such as the gender of the body.
The eviction proceedings, however, were filed against 45-year-old James Ferrario, who owned the property.
His father was one of the original owners in the development formerly known as Prescott Estates, which was developed in 1972. Neighbors and family members said Ferrario lived with his father until the latter's death in 2008, and continued to live there alone afterward. They described him as an anti-social, paranoid and sometimes strange man.
Police have not released the name of the man they believe was holed up in the apartment, but they have said they presume he is dead.
Authorities believe it might take days or possibly weeks to confirm the identity of the body found. Nobody else was found in the burned building.
Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson said Friday he is convinced the man found in the burned building was the gunman who killed Deputy Bob Paris, 53, and locksmith Glendon Engert, 35.
"This senseless act of violence was committed by one person and he is dead," Christianson said.
The only building damaged in the fire overnight was the fourplex where the gunman was Thursday. The building has four apartments, and the suspect was believed to be on the first floor.
It's still not clear how the fire began, since authorities Friday were not releasing details about the investigation. Christianson acknowledged late Thursday that a combination of flash-bang devices and tear gas could have been responsible.
Friday afternoon, Modesto police spokesman Chris Adams insisted that SWAT teams did nothing that would have started the blaze.
There are two types of tear gas canisters police use. One is an incendiary canister called a "burner," which can start a fire, Adams said. The department doesn't deploy burners; it only uses non-incendiary canisters.
He said SWAT teams from several police agencies surrounded the home, including the one from Modesto police, which was stationed in front of the home. Investigators were certain the gunman was alive Thursday night, because someone was turning off and on the lights inside the home as SWAT teams began launching tear gas into the apartment.
Early Friday, Christianson said, "We exhausted every option to try to get the suspect to surrender."
About 9 p.m., a small team of SWAT officers from various agencies approached the front of the home, including Modesto police officers. The huge blaze erupted about 9:45 p.m., engulfing the apartment building.
"We didn't have anybody go inside the house," Adams said. "We didn't deploy anything inside the house that should have set the fire."
The sheriff said everyone living in or near the building had been evacuated, so neighbors were not in danger.
The fire burned for several hours. Firefighters took a defensive stance, using a high-pressure hose from a ladder truck to attack the blaze. The firefighters were not allowed near the burning building because authorities were fearful of a gun battle erupting.
Investigators did not release any details about what they found Friday in the demolished unit.
"We're taking it slow, so we make sure we collect everything," Adams said. "Explosives are still in the back of our mind, so we want to do this correctly and safely."
There were reports Thursday night that Ferrario may have kept explosives in the home.
Adams said investigators expect to work late into Friday night sifting through the rubble and looking for evidence.
Residents in at least five nearby apartment buildings will not be able to return home soon, while other evacuated residents are expected to be allowed to return Friday night.
The Modesto Police Department is responsible for the overall investigation and will handle the crime scene outside the building.
Agents from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives took the lead in the investigation inside the home. The federal agents brought dogs with them Friday along with a large truck hauling their equipment.
The street was still closed late Friday afternoon. About 30 people spent the night at the nearby Prescott Evangelical Free Church, where a relief center was set up. More people arrived Friday morning after having spent the night elsewhere.
Jonathon Mullinix, who lives in the neighborhood, said he knew the gunman stored rifles, shotguns, tactical gear, generators and other equipment in his home. Mullinix said he gave police that information Thursday during the standoff.
The man was "a very quiet man. He wasn't social. He didn't care to be around people."
Mario Moreno said he lived in one of the apartments in the fourplex destroyed by the fire. He also said he shared a garage with Ferrario. He watched on TV as flames engulfed his home late Thursday. He returned to the apartments Friday morning to see the aftermath.
"It was surreal; it was almost too much to take watching it unfold," Moreno said. "That's why I'm here. It still doesn't seem real."
He and a roommate shared the apartment, along with a cat that they have not found. He was at work and not home Thursday when the shooting occurred.
Ferrario had a dark-colored sport utility vehicle with a sign that read "Trespassers will be shot."
Moreno said he never saw Ferrario outside his home. Before Moreno was pulled away by an investigator for questioning Friday, he said the man had some military items in the garage.
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