Dead shooter Coeur d'Alene ID 2 firefighters deceased

“Our country and its obsession with guns” didn’t pull the trigger on these poor heroes. An absolute nutbag with mental health issues and an agenda did. 

It isnt people

He IS people. 

It's horrible! Fire fighters risk their lives every day to save the lives of others. While I'm glad that they found the monster that did this, I hope they find a reason why. It won't bring back their loved ones, but families will want some answers. I had an aunt and uncle that were murdered before I was born. My mom said that knowing why helped with closure, even though it didn't take the pain away. And even though it was the ravings of a lunatic. 

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Fire officials identify firefighters killed in Coeur d'Alene ambush shooting

The Coeur d'Alene Fire Department and Kootenai County Fire and Rescue identified the two firefighters who were killed and another who was hospitalized.

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — The Coeur d'Alene Fire Department and Kootenai County Fire and Rescue identified the two firefighters shot and killed in an ambush attack on Sunday afternoon, as well as a third firefighter who was critically injured.

At a press conference on Monday, officials said Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Frank Harwood and Coeur d'Alene Fire Department Battalion Chief John Morrison were the two firefighters killed, and CDAFD Engineer David Tysdal was taken to the hospital after being shot.

Chief Harwood was 42 years old and is survived by his wife and two children. He was also a member of the U.S. Army National Guard. Chief Morrison was 52 years old and joined the Coeur d'Alene Fire Department in 1996 and served in many roles throughout his career.

As of Monday, 47-year-old Tysdal had gone through two successful surgeries but remained in critical condition.

Coeur d'Alene Fire Chief Tom Greif read a statement from Tysdal's wife that reads as follows:

"We thank everyone for their love and support. Dave is surrounded by his family, and he is able to open his eyes, and the two surgeries have gone well."

Coeur d'Alene Mayor Woody McEvers also spoke at the press conference, expressing his condolences and gratitude to the firefighters who died.

"Firefighters have a special place in my heart. They do what they do out of love for the job and their community. It's a difficult and dangerous job, but the dangers encountered [Sunday] is not something they ever thought they would have to face. Face it they did, with courage and honor. I am proud of them, and I honor them," said McEvers. "I am so grateful to see how everyone has rallied around the families and colleagues of these firefighters. We live in a very special community of very special people."

Fire officials said fundraising for the families will be coordinated through the Red & Blue Foundation in Hayden.

Accounts are set up in the families' names at First Interstate Bank for people interested in donating in person. The Red & Blue Foundation said people interested in donating as far as Spokane can donate by mentioning the "Canfield Incident."

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COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A man who started a wildfire and then fatally shot two firefighters and wounded another in northern Idaho was a 20-year-old transient who attacked the first responders after they asked him to move his vehicle, a sheriff said Monday.

Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris offered new details about the Sunday confrontation at Canfield Mountain, just north of Coeur d’Alene, a popular recreation area. He said Wess Roley was living out of his vehicle, had once aspired to be a firefighter and had only a handful of minor contacts with area police.

“We have not been able to find a manifesto,” the sheriff said, adding a motive was still unknown.

Norris said families of the victims are “in shock — absolutely. They’re in shock and they’re still processing it.”

Roley had set a fire using flint, and the firefighters who rushed to the scene instead found themselves under fire. They took cover behind fire trucks, but two died and a third was wounded during a barrage of gunfire over several hours.

“There was an interaction with the firefighters,” Norris said. “It has something to do with his vehicle being parked where it was.”

Roley later killed himself, the sheriff said.

He had ties to California and Arizona and was living in Idaho “for the better part of 2024,” Norris said. “But as far as when he got here, why he was here, why he chose this place — I don’t know.”

Two helicopters converged on the area Sunday, armed with snipers ready to take out the suspect if needed, while the FBI used his cellphone data to track him and the sheriff ordered residents to shelter in place. They eventually found Roley dead in the mountains, his firearm beside him.