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Sniper starts fire then kills two firefighters in 'total ambush'
A sniper started a fire and then killed two firefighters he had lured to the scene in Idaho, a local sheriff has said.
A third firefighter underwent surgery after being wounded, Bob Norris, the sheriff of Kootenai County, said. "We do believe that the suspect started the fire," Mr Norris told a news conference.
"This was a total ambush. These firefighters did not have a chance." Officers said they were "taking sniper fire" near the city of Coeur d'Alene on Sunday afternoon, with crews responding to a fire at Canfield Mountain.
Mr Norris said the gunman had used high-powered sporting rifles to fire rapidly at first responders. The ambush continued for several hours.
The shooter was described as being in an area with "heavy brush" and "well prepared and blending in" with his surroundings. Initially it was unclear how many perpetrators were involved.
More than 300 officers from city, county, state and federal levels responded. Two helicopters were deployed with snipers onboard.
Sheriff Norris said he instructed his deputies to fire back. Speaking while the attack was ongoing, he said: "I'm hoping that somebody has a clear shot and is able to neutralise, because they're not at this point in time showing any evidence of wanting to surrender." First responders could be heard making urgent calls for help on their radios: "Everybody's shot up here...
send law enforcement now," one dispatch said. Later, the sheriff's office said members of a "SWAT team located a deceased male on Canfield Mountain.
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