Overview

• Two firefighters were killed and a third was critically injured during the ambush, with the wounded firefighter now reported in stable condition at Kootenai Health.
• Cellphone data guided a multi-agency response of around 300 officers that located Wess Roley’s body with a rifle nearby after exchanging fire in wooded terrain.
• Authorities lifted shelter-in-place orders and no-fly restrictions at Canfield Mountain once they declared the threat neutralized.
• Fire crews have resumed battling the 20-acre Nettleton Gulch blaze, navigating rugged, fire-prone terrain that initially concealed the shooter’s position.
• The FBI and Department of Homeland Security have deployed tactical teams and technical support to aid local agencies investigating potential planted weapons and Roley’s motive.