> SNIPER KILLS NEW YORK DOCTOR WHO PERFORMED ABORTIONS An upstate New York doctor who performed abortions and had been the target of anti-abortion protesters was shot and killed Friday at his home by a sniper, police said. Dr. Barnett Slepian, 51, died of a single gunshot from a high-powered rifle, police said. The gunman remains on the loose. Police believe the gunman was hiding behind a swimming pool in the back yard of the doctor's house when the shot was fired. The FBI and ATF are investigating. Police had warned doctors in region ..... http://cnn.com/US/9810/24/briefs.on/doctor.killed.ap
