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Man, 77, arrested in shooting at senior facility that left firefighter dead

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Emergency responders across Southern California were mourning the loss of one of their own Monday, after a gunman killed a Long Beach firefighter who was investigating a fire alarm at a high-rise senior living facility.

Fire Capt. Dave Rosa, 45, was fatally shot while investigating reports of an explosion and the smell of gasoline inside the Covenant Manor senior care facility about 4 a.m., said Long Beach Fire Chief Mike DuRee.

Thomas Kim, a 77-year-old resident of the building, was arrested on

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