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Idaho shooting suspect aspired to be firefighter
- On Sunday, Wess Roley ambushed firefighters on Canfield Mountain, killing two battalion chiefs and injuring a third before taking his own life.
- Wess Roley, 20, who aspired to be a firefighter, may have been rejected due to his 5-foot-8 height, despite working in tree services with climbing skills, according to his grandfather.
- Law enforcement logged minor contacts and wellness checks; classmates recalled extremist drawings and his living in a vehicle before the attack.
- Following the attack, fire departments added law enforcement to all calls, and flags were lowered to half-staff to honor the fallen firefighters.
- Moving forward, Kootenai County Fire & Rescue and Coeur d'Alene Fire Department will include law enforcement on all calls to enhance responder safety, officials say.
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Idaho firefighter improving after deadly Canfield Mountain shooting that killed two others
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — The Coeur d’Alene Fire Department provided an update on one of the firefighters critically injured during a shooting that left two other firefighters dead.
'A long recovery ahead': Doctors say Coeur d'Alene firefighter injured during ambush is in stable condition
Coeur d'Alene Fire Department Engineer David Tysdal was critically injured during the attack, but is now off a ventilator and talking as his condition improves.
Firemen shooter Wess Roley’s deranged history EXPOSED: My Little Pony fetishes, hate symbols, and a deadly plot
On June 29, a 20-year-old man named Wess Roley allegedly set a brush fire on Canfield Mountain near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, with the suspected intention of luring in firefighters to ambush them. He killed two firemen and injured one other. Roley, who reportedly wanted to be a firefighter, was found dead at the scene, likely from a self-inflicted gunshot.Investigations are reportedly ongoing, but Liz Wheeler, BlazeTV host of “The Liz Wheeler Show,”…
Injured Idaho firefighter-engineer Dave Tysdal released from surgery; doctors 'optimistic'
Tysdal, with the city fire department, was the only firefighter in Sunday's attack to survive after being shot. Local Idaho battalion chiefs, 42-year-old Frank Harwood and 52-year-old John Morrison, were killed.
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