Two Firefighters Killed After Sniper Ambush in Idaho

Firefighters in Northern Idaho responded to a brush hearth Sunday … and, now two individuals have been shot and killed.

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Workplace stated firefighters responded to the reviews of a brush hearth this afternoon round 1:30 PM native time at Canfield Mountain. The capturing started about half-hour later, authorities say.

The 2 individuals who have been shot and killed are firefighters, CNN reviews. Regardless of the capturing beginning greater than 4 hours in the past, nobody is in custody presently.

The comb hearth could have been set to lure firefighters to the scene earlier than the capturing, CNN provides. Nonetheless, motivation presently continues to be unclear. The 911 audio from the scene captures the frantic scenario.

Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Norris says the division is not positive what number of shooters there are … however, he guarantees native regulation enforcement — working at the side of the FBI — will “neutralize this risk.”

Idaho’s Governor Brad Little took to social media to share a press release concerning the incident … calling it a “heinous direct assault on our courageous firefighters.”

Locals have been requested to avoid the world as that is nonetheless an lively shooter scenario.