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Armed man shot by police after Queens house explosion; 2 found dead inside

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Two people were found dead inside a Queens, NYC, home where a fiery explosion erupted before a man armed with a shotgun emerged and was shot by police, according to officials. The incident began at about 12:02 p.m.

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  1. Fox News

    Armed man in tactical vest emerges from exploding Queens home before being shot by NYPD officers; 2 found dead (opens Fox News)

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    NYPD officers responding to a shots fired call on Ocean Crest Boulevard in Far Rockaway found a large house fire and a barricaded armed suspect.

  2. Gothamist

    2 dead people found in Queens home where man emerged with shotgun after blast, NYPD says (opens Gothamist)

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    25-33 Ocean Crest Blvd The NYPD says it shot Kegan Thomas after he came out of the home with a tactical vest and wouldn't put down his weapon. [ more › ]

  3. BNO News

    Armed man shot by police after Queens house explosion; 2 found dead inside (opens BNO News)

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    Two people were found dead inside a Queens, NYC, home where a fiery explosion erupted before a man armed with a shotgun emerged and was shot by police, according to officials. The incident began at about 12:02 p.m.

  4. Gothamist

    2 people found dead in Queens home where man emerged with shotgun after blast, NYPD says (opens Gothamist)

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    Gothamist's feed description

    NYPD officers hold a press conference after Kegan Thomas allegedly wielded a shotgun and was shot and critically wounded by NYPD officers outside his home. The NYPD says it shot Kegan Thomas after he came out of the home with a tactical vest and wouldn't put down his weapon. [ more › ]

  5. Blue State Blues News

    NYPD Officers Ran Toward a Burning Queens House and Found Something No One Expected Inside (opens Blue State Blues News)

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    Blue State Blues News's feed description

    A Queens man yelled "kill them, kill them" before two family members turned up dead inside his home. That same man then walked out of an explosion armed with a shotgun. What

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