Fire that killed Binghamton firefighter JR Gaudet ruled arson. Man charged with murder

A antheral has been charged successful transportation with the fatal occurrence that killed Binghamton Firefighter John "JR" Gaudet.

On Friday, City of Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham announced a 36-year-old antheral was indicted Thursday by a expansive assemblage for second-degree execution and fourth-degree arson successful transportation with the Main Street occurrence that killed Gaudet connected Feb. 12.

Patrick K. Shea, who constabulary said does not person a imperishable address, was taken into custody astatine a residence successful Kirkwood without incident. Binghamton Police Captain Cory Minor said Shea was arraigned Friday successful Broome County Court and is being held successful the region jail.

Kraham said done their investigation, the Binghamton Police Detective Bureau has been capable to find that the occurrence started wrong the vacant buildings astatine 1 and 3 Main St. and that determination was "human involvement" successful the blaze.

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While crews battled the blaze connected the nighttime of Feb. 12, a partition collapsed, trapping Gaudet beneath the debris. He was extricated from the rubble but aboriginal pronounced dormant astatine the hospital.

Minor said that astatine this clip they cannot supply immoderate further details connected the root of the fire. He said that it is chartless whether Shea had been surviving successful either of the buildings wherever the occurrence began.

The probe is presently ongoing.

The Binghamton Police Department asks anyone with accusation to interaction the Binghamton Police Detective Bureau astatine 607-772-7080.

This nonfiction primitively appeared connected Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: Arson, execution charges successful occurrence that killed Binghamton firefighter