FF/EMT Mark Davis, a memeber of the Cape Vincent, New York VFD was shot and killed during a medical aid call January 31.

Davis and two other members responded to a home in Cape Vincent for "reported chest pains". The patient, Christopher Burke, 25, was charged with second-degree murder and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon yesterday morning.

Reports are that Burke became "agitated" as the 3 EMTs treated him at about 2358 hours Friday, and Burke retrieved a high-powered rifle from the bedroom of the residence. As the EMTs were retreating from the residence, Burke fired two rounds-one of them striking and killing FF/EMT Davis. Burke ran from the residence, and another EMT tackled Burke and held him down. EMTs at the scene of the shooting attempted life-saving measures on FF/EMT Davis, and they continued these efforts during the ambulance transport where Davis was pronounced dead.
 
FF/EMT Davis was employed part-time by Guilfoyle Ambulance and was very active with the Cape Vincent Fire, EMS and Thousand Islands Emergency Rescue. He was in his first year of training to become a paramedic at Jefferson Community College, in Watertown.

-courtesy firefighterclosecalls.com