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Coeur d'Alene Mourns Fallen Firefighters After Canfield Mountain Ambush
KOOTENAI COUNTY, IDAHO, JULY 1 – Suspect Wess Roley set a brush fire to ambush firefighters, killing two and critically injuring one before dying by suicide, officials said.
- On Tuesday, hundreds of supporters lined the route as emergency vehicles transported fallen firefighters to the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office.
- Investigators say 20-year-old Wess Roley set a brush fire on Canfield Mountain intentionally to ambush responding firefighters.
- Records reveal Roley killed two firefighters, injured another, then died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot, with a flint believed used to ignite the fire.
- In response, Idaho's governor ordered flags to half-staff; around 300 community members and first responders lined the route from Spokane to Coeur d'Alene to honor the fallen firefighters.
- Starting July, No-Li Brewhouse and Spokane FireFighters Local 29 will donate 100% of sales, pledging $30,000 to support firefighters' families and victims' families during the Fight Fire Weekend.
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Donations sought for fallen firefighters' families after Canfield Mountain tragedy
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Motive sought in deadly Idaho firefighter shooting
A brush fire is still burning on Canfield Mountain in northern Idaho after two firefighters were killed and another was wounded in an apparent ambush on Sunday, authorities said. The suspected gunman, who was later found dead, set the fire to lure first responders to the area, the Kootenai County sheriff said. CBS News reporter Andres Gutierrez has the latest.
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