Overview

• Authorities have confirmed the suspect as 20-year-old Wess Roley and are probing his motive along with the possibility of additional weapons on Canfield Mountain.
• Investigators say Roley deliberately ignited the Nettleton Gulch fire to lure in firefighters before opening sniper fire that killed two responders and wounded a third.
• A tactical team used cellphone data to track a stationary signal and located the shooter’s body and rifle at about 7:40 p.m. after an hourslong, multi-agency standoff.
• The third firefighter, critically injured in the ambush, has undergone surgery and is now listed in stable condition at Kootenai Health.
• The 15–20-acre blaze remains contained under Idaho Department of Lands and local fire service efforts, and the Coeur d’Alene community is holding tributes for the fallen first responders.