Wilbur Brookens

On a summer evening in Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, the tranquility was shattered by the crackle of flames and the sharp report of rifle fire. It was July 2, 1977, when 54-year-old Wilbur Ernest Brookens, a local resident, was drawn to a fire that had been deliberately set at a nearby cabin. As he and volunteer firefighters arrived at the scene, they were met with a hail of bullets from a hidden assailant. In the ensuing chaos, Mr. Brookens was fatally shot, as was the Fayetteville Volunteer Fire ...

Public Opinion: Four men shot in minutes: Timeline of 1977 shooting of Fayetteville fire chief, 3 others

SURROUNDED, SUSPECT IN DEATHS IS SHOT