Overview

• Two firefighters were killed and multiple others wounded when a sniper opened fire on crews battling a brush fire on Canfield Mountain on Sunday afternoon.
• Deputies returned fire as the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office issued active shooter alerts and shelter-in-place advisories for nearby residents.
• A late-night SWAT sweep located a man’s body next to a rifle on the mountain, prompting officials to lift the shelter order and declare him the lone suspect.
• The brush fire remains active and federal teams, including the FBI, continue to secure the area and assist with evidence processing.
• Governor Brad Little and the International Association of Fire Fighters condemned the ambush as a direct assault on first responders.