Targeted Mountain Attack Shooter Opens Fire on Firefighters Responding to Idaho Blaze

Two firefighters were fatally shot and a third wounded around 2 p.m. on June 29 after responding to reports of a brush fire on Canfield Mountain in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Officials believe the gunman deliberately set the wildfire, which scorched approximately 26 acres of the mountain, in order to target first responders. Efforts by around 300 local, state and federal authorities to assist the firefighters were halted by an exchange of gunfire between the shooter and law enforcement. "This was a total ambush," Kootenai County sheriff Bob Norris said at a June 29 press conference. "These firefighters did not have a chance."

- NICOLE ACOSTA

Tactical teams and helicopters were deployed, and nearby residents were ordered to shelter in place. Using cell phone data, authorities later found the suspected gunman—20-year-old Wess Roley—dead close to the scene with a weapon nearby. Norris said Monday that it appears R