Sheriff: Suspected shooter ambushed firefighters who asked him to move vehicle [View all]
Source: Coeur d'Alene Press
COEUR d’ALENE — The man suspected of ambushing firefighters who responded to a blaze he set on Canfield Mountain, fatally shooting two and seriously wounding a third, did so after firefighters asked him to move his vehicle, authorities said Monday.
The first responders who rushed to a grass fire on the east side of Canfield Mountain around 1:30 p.m. Sunday quickly found themselves under attack from a gunman who shot from a tree, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities confirmed Monday that battalion chief John Morrison of the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department and battalion chief Frank Harwood of Kootenai County Fire and Rescue were fatally shot in Sunday’s attack.
Dave Tysdal, an engineer with the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department, was wounded and remains in critical condition.
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Sheriff Bob Norris says that so far no manifesto has been discovered. Right now they have no idea why he did this.
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