98 shots from 'new Rambo' spurs ammo debate (AP)

[Yahoo! News]

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, a gunslinging feat one expert said would make him a "new Rambo."

"She was a good wife, good mother, I love her very much and I miss her," he said through a translator, family friend, Minh Van Nguyen.

Huynh, 42, left the hospital briefly Thursday for a viewing of his wife, Lan Ho, who died in his arms after Jiverly Wong walked into the American Civic Association Friday morning and opened fire, squeezing off 98 shots in about a minute. Besides Lan Ho, Wong killed 10 immigrants and two employees before killing himself.

Relatives told The Associated Press that Huynh cradled his 39-year-old wife and tried to keep his eyes open — to stay awake — telling himself he had to survive for their two children, an 11-year-old boy and 9-year-old girl. Gunshots had shattered his elbow, blown off a finger and slammed into his chest and chin. He bled profusely.

On Thursday, Huynh spent several minutes next to his wife's open casket before being taken away by family members. Near the casket, there was a table with incense burning and a bowl of fruit.

Huynh, with bandages on his face and green blanket drawn over his arm and lap, said he didn't want to talk about the shooting and didn't remember much about it.

"I am only thinking about my wife. I would like my wife to go with God," he said.

Police say Wong, angry about losing his job and his inability to speak English well, put on a bulletproof vest, grabbed two semiautomatic handguns and headed for the civic association Friday morning. He parked his car against the back door to prevent anybody from escaping then walked in the front door, a satchel of ammunition slung around his neck and a knife tucked into his waistband. He shot two people in the reception area, killing one, then opened the door to the English class where the students had their back to him.

"I can't remember," Huynh said. "The guy didn't talk or anything, he walk in shooting."

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