Man shot Idaho firefighters who had asked him to move his vehicle, killing 2, sheriff says
Source: Associated Press
Man shot Idaho firefighters who had asked him to move his vehicle, killing 2, sheriff says
By MANUEL VALDES and LINDSEY WASSON
Updated 9:00 PM EDT, June 30, 2025
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A man who started a wildfire and then fatally shot two firefighters and wounded another in northern Idaho was a 20-year-old transient who attacked the first responders after they asked him to move his vehicle, a sheriff said Monday.
Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris offered new details about the Sunday confrontation at Canfield Mountain, just north of Coeur d’Alene, a popular recreation area. He said Wess Roley was living out of his vehicle, had once aspired to be a firefighter and had only a handful of minor contacts with area police.
“We have not been able to find a manifesto,” the sheriff said, adding a motive was still unknown.
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