BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) - A man who was shotseveral times then threw himself over his dying wife's body to protecther during last week's shooting rampage in Binghamton, N.Y., says thegunman never spoke but just walked in shooting.
LongHo left the hospital briefly Thursday for the funeral of his wife, LanHo. His wife died in his arms after Jiverly Wong walked into an Englishclass at the American Civic Association on Friday morning, firing off98 shots in about a minute.
Wong killed 13 people, 11 of them immigrants, before killing himself.
The Hos came to the United States from Vietnam two years ago seeking a better life for their two children.
Long Ho says he'd like his wife to "go with God."
Police: Shooter fired 98 times
BINGHAMTON (AP) - The man who gunned down 13 people at an upstate New York immigration center fired 98 shots from two handguns in a little more than a minute, police said Wednesday.
Ballistics reports showed Jiverly Wong fired 87 times from a 9mm Beretta and 11 times from a .45-caliber handgun.
Police said almost all 13 victims died instantly. Four others were wounded but survived. Wong killed himself as police were rushing to the scene. He was found with a satchel containing several full ammunition clips.
Police have speculated that Wong, who was ethnically Chinese but was from Vietnam, was angry over losing a job and frustrated about his poor English-language skills.
Wong, wearing a bulletproof vest, barged into the American Civic Association community center Friday morning and started shooting. Two employees and 11 immigrants taking an English class died in the assault.
Meanwhile, WBNG-TV in Binghamton has obtained recordings of some of the communications between dispatchers and police on the scene.
At one point, officers on the scene were told about the vehicle Wong used to block a door at the rear of the building.
"Be advised guys, you may have somebody come out the back door, so keep alert," says a man's voice.
"This door's barricaded with the, uh, suspect's vehicle," is the answer from the scene.
"Use cover, don't ... don't do anything foolish back there," the first voice replies.
The rampage left the small classroom at the American Civic Association in ruins, said Police Chief Joseph Zikuski. Desks were found flipped over and bullet holes riddled the space, he told The Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin.
Police found full magazine clips on the ground inside the center, suggesting Wong had dropped them while reloading. Police found an empty clip that had the capacity for 30 bullets. A laser sight was also found at the scene.
Zikuski said it was not known if any of the students tried to fight back. Their desks faced away from the door Wong used to enter the classroom full of immigrants learning English.
In the recordings obtained by WBNG, a male voice says early reports are the gunman is dead.
"If you have any contact with people in that building, they think the assailant may have did himself," the man says.
A female voice is later heard saying, "That's affirmative, two victims, female, gunshot wound to the abdomen under a desk on the first floor and a subject laying on the ground in front of the reception area, unknown male or female, unknown life status."
The first calls to 911 came at 10:30 a.m. Police arriving on the scene at 10:33 a.m. did not hear any shots.
Police have said Wong had been practicing shooting at a local firing range in recent weeks.
Wong had a New York state pistol permit, first obtained in 1997, with the two handguns used in the shooting registered to it.
Transcript of letter purportedly sent by NY gunman
Text of letter sent to Syracuse, N.Y., TV station News 10 Now from a man identifying himself as Jiverly Wong, the gunman who killed 13 people, then himself, at the American Civic Association in Binghamton. The letter was handwritten in all capital letters on two sheets of paper. It was postmarked Friday, April 3, the day of the shootings.
Date March 18 2009
Dear NEW TEN NOW
I am Jiverly Wong Shooting the people.
The first I want to say sorry I know a little English. I hope you understand all of this. Of course you need to know why I shooting? Because undercover cop gave me a lot of ass during eighteen years I got seven years and eight month delivery to grocery in the California came back New York on the August 2007.
Let talk about when I live in California. Such as...cop used 24 hours the technique of ultramodern and camera for burn the chemical in my house. For switch the channel time...For adjust the fan. For made me unbreathable. For made me vomit. For connect the music into my ear.
Undercover cop usual coined some nasty was not true about me and spread a rumour to the receiver and some people know me conduce toward many people predudiced and selfish to me...cop made me lost my job...cop put me became poor.
Let talk about when I live at the 28 Baker St. 2nd Floor, Johnson City, New York 13790. It terrible when I live there such as...cop wait until midnight when I off the light and went to the bed. Cop unlock my door and came in take a sit in my room ((cop did it thirteen time on the year 1994 )) on the thirteen time had three time touch me when I sleeping. One time stolen 20 dollar in my wallet. One time used electric gun shoot at the behind my neck. (That time I did not know English)
Please continue second page thank you.
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From 1990 to 1995 New York undercover cop try to get a car accident with me. Such as when I driving on the highway and on the street undercover cop sunddenly brake the car stop immediately at the of front my car...cop did it 32 time like that during 1990 to 1995 but I never hit the car.
Many time from 1990 to 1997 at the day time...cop exploit unknow English and went to my house knock the door for harass and domineer. Of course during that time cop coined something was not true about me and spread a rumour nasty like the California cop.
From August 2007 until now cop gave me not to much ass only one time cop leave a massage in my voice mail and said (( come back your country )) after five minute I send a text massage to them I said I will call the police and they send it back to me they said they are the police.
Dear New Ten Now. Right now I still get unemploment benefit of the company Shop Vac Endicott. New York State Department of Labor was cheat and unpaid from December 1st 2008 to December 28th 2008 I already claim weekly benefit from that date.
Any way I can not accepted my poor life. Before I cut my poor life I must oneself get a judge job for make an impartial with undercover cop by at least two people with me go to return to the dust of earth.
Already impartial now..cop bring about this shooting. cop must responsible. And you have a nice day.
