A SWAT team found a deceased suspect who allegedly started a wildfire and ambushed firefighters in Idaho on Sunday. Two firefighters were killed and another firefighter was hospitalized as a result of Sunday’s shooting incident.
In a post on Facebook, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that a SWAT team had located a “deceased male on Canfield Mountain” and that a firearm was found near the deceased male suspect. The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office also announced that while it was lifting a shelter in place order, an active wildfire remained on Canfield Mountain.
On Sunday evening, the International Association of Fire Fighters released a statement, saying, “IAFF members were ambushed earlier today in a heinous act of violence in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
Two of our brothers were killed in action while responding to a fire when they were attacked by a sniper who remains at large. A third brother is in surgery. Please pray for him, our fallen and their families, and for the law enforcement officers who are on the hunt for the suspect.”
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During a Sunday news conference, Kootenai County Sheriff Robert explained that officials were notified of a fire at roughly 1:21 p.m. and that by 2 p.m., firefighters “were receiving shots fired” after responding to the scene.
Norris confirmed that officials were “actively taking sniper fire” following the initial incident on Canfield Mountain. The sheriff noted that it appeared the suspect was using “modern-day sporting rifles,” which he also described as “high-powered rifles.”
“We do believe the suspect started the fire and we do believe that it was an ambush and it was intentional,” Norris told reporters, according to Fox News. “This was a total ambush. These firefighters did not have a chance.”
During Sunday’s news conference, Norris encouraged law enforcement officials to neutralize the suspect responsible for the fire and ambush shooting, saying, “As soon as somebody has a clear shot, I encourage them to take that shot and neutralize the threat.”
According to Fox News, Norris later told reporters that law enforcement officials used a cellphone signal to track the shooter’s location.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Deputy Director Dan Bongino confirmed shortly before 9 p.m. that the agency had deployed technical teams and tactical assets to respond to Sunday’s shooting and wildfire incident in Idaho. The FBI deputy director warned that the area remained an “active, and very dangerous scene.”
On Sunday evening, Gov. Brad Little released a statement, saying, “Multiple heroic firefighters were attacked today while responding to a fire in North Idaho. This is a heinous direct assault on our brave firefighters.”
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