As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier, multiple first responders have been shot in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, while responding to a brush fire.
CNN reported that two people were fatally shot and several others were injured after a gunman ambushed them.
Currently, there is at least one active shooter still firing at law enforcement officers.
Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Norris stated, “We don’t know if there’s one, two three or four,” shooters.
Kootenai County Emergency Management has told people in the area to shelter in place and asked others to avoid the area.
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BREAKING – The sheriff of Kootenai County has confirmed that two firefighters are now deceased following the ambush in Coeur d’Alene Idaho. The shooter remains at large. pic.twitter.com/jn0CJA9BHK
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Per ABC News:
Firefighters were ambushed by a gunman while responding to a brush fire in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Kootenai County Sheriff’s Lt. Jeff Howard told ABC News.
At least two people were killed as an active shooter opened fired on first responders, the sheriff said. The exact amount of casualties was unknown as the situation is still ongoing.
The incident unfolded after a small but growing brush fire broke out on Canfield Mountain Sunday afternoon.
When fire personnel responded to the blaze, they started getting shot at by an unknown person in the woods, Howard said.
Law enforcement officers are investigating whether the fire was purposely set to ambush the officers.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino posted on X that “FBI assets are headed to the scene in Coeur d’Alene to provide tactical and operational support.”
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