Law Enforcement Has Named the Deceased Lone Suspect in An Ambush-Style Shooting That Left Two Firefighters Dead and a Third Critically Injured on Sunday in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, AS 20-Year-Old Wess Roley. While The Authorities have Yet Yets indicated at Motive for the Slayings, Roley's Grandfather, Dale Roley, Told Cnn That the Young Man Had Wanted to Transition from Job With The Family's Tree Service Business To A Career in Wildland Firefighting.
“He wanted to be a fireman – he was doing tree work and he wanted to be a fireman in the forest,” Dale Roley Said. “AS Far As I know, he was actually pursuing it.”
Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris Said That Firefighters Were Responding To A 911 Call About a Brush Fire On Cantfield Mountain When a Sniper Opened Fire On Them. “This was a Total Ambush,” Norris Told the Press. “These Firefighters Didn'T Have in Chance.”
Authorities Believe that the Shooter intentionally set The Fire to Lure The Crew To A Nature Park on the Mountain Known for Its Hiking and Biking Trails. Norris Said the Suspect Had Used A “High-Powered” Reflective and Was “Well-preded” to Carry Out The Assault From The Spot, where he possibly Exchanged Gunfire with Law Enforcement Responding to the Firefighters' Call for Support. Swat Officers Later Found the Suspect Dead, with a Weapon Nearby, and Removed His Body from the Mountain as the Fire Continued to Rage Nearby. The Attack Delayed Any Further Efforts to Contain The Blaze, Called the Nettleton Gulch Fire, and as of Monday It Had Spread at Least 26 ACRES.
The Fire Likewise Complicated The MultiagenCy Manhunt for the Shooter, with the FBI Mobilizing “Technical Teams and Tactical Assents,” According to Post On X From Dan Bongino, Deputy Director of the Bureau. The Suspect's Body Was Located Through Cellphone Data. Dale Roley Said That His Grandson Owned a Shotgun and A Long Rifle, Though It's Not Clear Which, If EiSer, Was Recars from the scene. Authorities have year to confirm When the Suspect was killed by Officers or Self-Inflicted Wounds.
“The Entire State of Idaho Grieves the Profound Loss of the Firefighters Killed in The Shocking Ambush,” Idaho Gov. Brad Little Said in a statement. He Orthoded the State's Flags to Fly at Half-Mast to Honor the Two Lives Lost. In Their Own Statement, The Mayor and City Council of Coeur D'Alene Said, “We Know Our Community Has Always Shown Respect, Support, and Care For Our Public Safety Personnel. We Share That sentiment, as we deal with profound smray.”
Roley's Parents Divorced in 2015, when he was ten years old, with his mother Obtaining a Restraining Order Against His Father, Alleging Incidents of domestic violence. “He threatened to sit outside my house with a sniper reflect or burn my house down,” She Wrote in Her Filing. Initialyly, The Protective Order Also Prevention Him from Seeing His Son, but that was Later AMENDED TO ALLW VISITION RIGHTS.
Roley's Mother Posted On Social Media About Taking A Hawaiian Vacation with Him Last Year, and in May Shared Photos of Him On An Instagram Account to Celebrate His 20th Birthday. “I am so proud of the Young Man You have Become !!” She Wrote in the Caption. More recent Photos on Facebook Profile Show Her and Her Current Husband On A Trip To Washington, DC, WHER AY POSED AOUND LANDMARKS, Both Wearing “Make America Great Again” Hats. Neither She Nor Roley's Father Resonded to Requests for Comment.
“IT Wasn'T like He Was in Loner,” Dale Roley, The Suspect's Grandfather Told Cnn. “We had no reason to Suspect that he would be Involved in Something like this.”
