On Sunday, a shooter set an ambush to the firefighters who were working on a fire in Idaho, killing at least two people and triggering fed shots for several hours. This attack was described as “odious” by the governor.
The Sheriff’s Bureau of the County Kootenai said that the teams had intervened on a fire in Canfield Mountain around 1:30 p.m. and that shots had been reported about half an hour later.
Sheriff Bob Norris told journalists that the authorities were unaware of if other people had been affected.
“We do not know the number of suspects on site, as well as the number of victims,” said Norris. We are currently carrying out active surveillance. »»
People continue to get out of the mountain, said sheriff, so it is reasonable to assume that other people are still there.
Governor Brad Little said “several” firefighters had been attacked.
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The Kootenai County Emergency Management Office alerted the population by asking to avoid the surroundings of the Canfield Mountain and Nettleton Gulch Road path, about 6.5 km north of the city center of Alene.
“This is a direct and odious attack against our courageous firefighters,” said Mr. Little on the social platform X. I ask all the inhabitants of Idaho to pray for them and their families while waiting to know more. »»
The sheriff’s office of the neighboring County of Soshone declared on Facebook that the authorities “were struggling with an active shooter situation, the shooter being still on the run”.
The Kootenai County Emergency Management Office alerted the population by asking to avoid the surroundings of the Canfield Mountain and Nettleton Gulch Road path, about 6.5 km north of the city center of Alene.
The fire was still active, said Bob Norris.
“He will continue to burn,” he added. We cannot devote resources to it at the moment. »»
No additional details have been provided.
Coeur d’Alene is a city of 55,000 inhabitants located near the border with the state of Washington. Canfield Mountain is a popular hiking and bicycle zone on the outskirts of the city in northern Idaho, covered with thick trees and brushcoves.
More details will follow.
