It is unknown how he died, and authorities have not yet revealed a motive. Police and fire crews respond to a shooting and fire on Canfield Mountain in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Sunday, June 29, 2025.

What Happened in Idaho? Just after 1:00 p.m. local time on June 29, firefighters were called about a brush fire on Canefield Mountain near the town of Coeur D’Alene, a region in northwest Idaho.

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — As a wildfire began to sow panic in a small northern Idaho mountain community, a group of firefighters who rushed to put out the blaze instead found themselves in an ...

A man armed with a rifle started a wildfire Sunday and then began shooting at first responders in a northern Idaho mountain community, killing two firefighters and wounding a third during a ...

The Idaho House Republican Leadership said in a statement: “We are horrified by the murder of two firefighters in Coeur d’Alene, and shocked by such a vicious attack on our first responders.

Smoke is seen from blaze burning in a community near Canfield Mountain where a sniper ambushed firefighters responding to the fire, just north of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Sunday, June 29, 2025.

Timeline of the Canfield Mountain attack At 1:21 p.m. local time, emergency dispatchers received a phone call reporting a fire on the east side of Canfield Mountain, Norris said.

The fire has burned about 23 acres and was 100% contained as of Friday morning, the Idaho Department of Lands said in a Facebook post. Roley’s family could not be reached for comment.

Local authorities said an armed man started a fire on a mountain in northern Idaho and then began shooting at responding firefighters, killing two and injuring a third. Additionally, authorities ...

The gunman suspected of fatally ambushing firefighters responding to a blaze in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on Sunday has been identified as a 20-year-old man who once wanted to be a firefighter ...

Wess Roley was identified as the Idaho sniper suspect Monday. On Sunday, Roley, 20, set a blaze in the woods of Canfield Mountain near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — then opened fire from a concealed ...