{"id":29290,"date":"2025-06-30T14:15:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T14:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=29290"},"modified":"2025-06-30T14:15:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T14:15:15","slug":"sniper-lights-fire-then-kills-two-firefighters-in-ambush-as-shocking-details-emerge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=29290","title":{"rendered":"Sniper lights fire then kills two firefighters in ambush as shocking details emerge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A sniper set up an ambush by lighting a brush fire and then killing two firefighters who came to deal with the blaze.<\/p>\n

Fire crews responded to reports of a blaze in Canfield Mountain,\u00a0Idaho<\/a>, at around 1.30pm local time (8.30pm BST) yesterday (29 June) and gunshots were reported around half an hour later while they were surveying the fire.<\/p>\n

Police<\/a>\u00a0said that somebody called the emergency services, but they cannot tell whether the person who called about the fire was the shooter or not.<\/p>\n

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The shooter is believed to have acted alone and hidden in nearby terrain to take shots at the firefighters using a high powered rifle, with a confrontation lasting for several hours.<\/p>\n

Approximately 300 police officers descended on the scene, including helicopters with snipers on board, all while the fire continued to burn.<\/p>\n

Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris said that two firefighters were shot dead and a third was ‘fighting for his life’ after being taken to hospital to undergo surgery.<\/p>\n

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Two firefighters were shot dead and a third is ‘fighting for his life’ in hospital after a sniper lit a fire and ambushed them (NBC)<\/cite><\/div>\n

“We do believe that the suspect started the fire, and we do believe that it was an ambush and it was intentional,” the sheriff said.<\/p>\n

“These firefighters did not have a chance.”<\/p>\n

A response team were able to use mobile phone data to pinpoint the shooter’s location and found his body with a gun nearby. Authorities believe there was only one shooter and said it was not clear whether or not the sniper had shot himself.<\/p>\n

NBC\u00a0reports<\/a>\u00a0that the firefighters calls for help indicated that those caught in the sniper’s line of sight warned their colleagues to move back to a safe distance.<\/p>\n

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Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris said they believe the sniper started the fire and was acting alone (NBC)<\/cite><\/div>\n

“Two battalion chiefs down, two officers injured,” one of the emergency responders had said over the radio.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have no idea where the shooters at or where they\u2019re going, in which direction. I would recommend that our units, all of our firing units, escape further down the pavement towards town, maybe a half a mile or so to a safe staging area.”<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re going to need multiple ambulances for ALS care,” the person radioed.<\/p>\n

“As soon as we can get law enforcement in here to get these people out, I recommend we get no less than five, five ambulances staged at the bottom. I don\u2019t care where we get them from.”<\/p>\n

The local area was given a ‘shelter in place’ warning which has since been lifted following the death of the sniper.<\/p>\n

The fire started by the gunman continued to spread as the firefighters were caught in the ambush for several hours.<\/p>\n

Investigators are looking into a possible motive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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