Local law enforcement officials said that at least two people have been killed on Sunday after fire on fire fighters who responded to a wildfire in Koyur D’Len, Idaho.
Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Noris said at a news conference that the first respondent was “actively taking sniper as we speak.”
Noris said, “We still have citizens who are coming out of that mountain. We can have citizens who are stuck on that mountain or are shocked, so this is a very fresh situation,” We are ready to neutralize this suspect, who are currently shooting public security personnel actively. We are ready to neutralize this suspect quickly. ,
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It is believed that both people were killed, it is believed that there are fire workers.
It is not clear how many shooters were, Sheriff said, and said that if he was not stopped soon, “it is likely to be a multid operation.”
“It appears that modern-day sports rifles are being used. It seems that high-power rifle is being used,” he said.
The Kutnai County Sheriff Office said in a statement that the shots were fired about half an hour after the firefighters responded after a fire on Canfield Mountain.
The Shoshone County Sheriff Office and Kootenai County Emergency Management stated on social media that residents should shelter in asylum as the shooter was still on a large scale. The wildfire was still burning till 4:30 pm local time.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said the FBI was on the way to provide “strategic and operational aid”.
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“This is a heinous direct attack on our brave fire fighters,” Idaho village Brad Little said on social media. “I ask all the Idahs to pray for him and their families because we wait to learn more. Teresa and I are broken. As this situation is still developing, please be clear from the field to allow law enforcement and firefighters to do their work.”
The Coeur d’Aene Idaho-Washington is close to the border and is about 30 miles from Spocayn, Washington.
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