Firefighter Refused to Respond to Shooting because of "political disagreement" with victim????

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TUCSON, Ariz. - A city firefighter refused to respond to the Jan. 8 shooting
spree that left six people dead and 13 wounded, the Arizona Daily Star
reported, citing city memos.

The firefighter, Mark Ekstrum, quit the force two days later as management
was considering possible disciplinary action against him, the Daily Star
reported.

Fire Capt. Ben Williams wrote in a memo that when Ekstrum told him he would
not go on the call, "he mentioned something about 'political bantering' and
he did not want to be part of it," the newspaper reported.

After he was contacted by the Daily Star about the incident, Ekstrum said in
a statement he was distraught about the shootings and had no disagreement
with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head and is recovering at
a Houston medical facility. Ekstrum said he was "distracted" and doubted his
ability to focus on an emergency call.

Ekstrum was part of a team trained to handle major medical emergencies. The
unit was not part of the first group of emergency responders and was only
dispatched to the scene about 90 minutes after the gunfire broke out, the
newspaper reported.

The Daily Star obtained the city memos that detailed the incident via a
public records request.

The newspaper reported that Williams wrote that Ekstrum "started to say
something about how he had a much different political viewpoint than the
rest of the crew and he was concerned."