SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (KMTR) – Police have identified the man suspected of setting fire to his Springfield, Oregon home and then firing a shotgun at firefighters as they arrived on scene.
Springfield Police say 65-year-old Lance Taylor Jacobs set fire to his home early Wednesday morning.
Firefighters responded to a call reporting the fire at 3:54 a.m.
Springfield Police arrived at 4:02 a.m. “and also came under gunfire,” police said.
Police activated a SWAT team as the gunfire continued.
Jacobs was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound before SWAT arrived.
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