Northern Idaho
Two Firefighters Killed After Sniper Ambush
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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.
BREAKING: A number of firefighters shot in obvious ambush whereas responding to brush hearth in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, native media reviews; suspect at giantpic.twitter.com/Yxu4Tz3POK
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 29, 2025
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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.”
A number of heroic firefighters have been attacked in the present day whereas responding to a fireplace in North Idaho. This can be a heinous direct assault on our courageous firefighters. I ask all Idahoans to wish for them and their households as we wait to study extra. Teresa and I are heartbroken.
As this…
— Brad Little (@GovernorLittle) June 29, 2025
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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.
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