Authorities in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, share updates on their investigation after a suspect ambushed firefighters on the job.
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Idaho authorities said the lone sniper who gunned down two firefighters and seriously wounded a third Sunday started the brush fire that lured emergency personnel to the mountain near Coeur d'Alene.
The authorities said they believed the man they found dead on Canfield Mountain had set a brush fire and then shot at firefighters who responded, killing two and wounding a third.
20-year-old Wess Roley deliberately lit a fire to lure first responders to a mountainous area near Coeur d'Alene, the BBC's US partner CBS News reports.
Police lifted a shelter-in-place order in Coeur d'Alene after a man with a firearm was found dead near the shooting location.
Authorities believe the fire was intentionally set to lure firefighters to the scene.
Authorities say two firefighters were killed and another was badly injured after they were ambushed and shot while responding to a wildfire near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
The authorities said a gunman started a wildfire to lure firefighters, then ambushed them in a sniper attack.
A violent ambush leaves 2 firefighters dead and another injured. What to know about the Idaho attack
Authorities say two firefighters were killed and another was badly injured after they were ambushed and shot while responding to a wildfire near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on Sunday afternoon ...
A pair of firefighters have been killed in a shooting as they responded to a wildfire in Coeur d'Alene, in the US state of Idaho.