Monday 30 / June / 2025
At least two people were killed Sunday after an unknown number of gunmen shot at firefighters who were tackling a fire near the city of Coeur d'Alene in the US state of Idaho, officials said.
The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office said the firefighters had been deployed to the blaze at Canfield Mountain at around 1:30 p.m. local time (19:30 GMT).
Sheriff Bob Norris said police responding to the incident were "still taking sniper fire" on Sunday afternoon.
What do we know about the incident?
The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office said the deceased were firefighters.
Norris told reporters that it was unclear if there was one shooter or more. He added that civilians may have been hit during the incident, which was still unfolding.
"We now have two deaths. We have an unknown amount of casualties. We still have civilians that are coming off of that mountain … We are actively taking sniper fire as we speak," Norris said.
"We are prepared to neutralize this suspect who is currently actively shooting at public safety personnel," Norris said.
He said the suspect or suspects were "well-prepared" and that police do not yet know if there were "one, two, three or four" gunmen.
The sheriff added that the shooter had shown "no evidence of wanting to surrender" and added that "as soon as somebody has a clear shot, I encourage them to take that shot to neutralize the threat."
In a post on X, Idaho Governor Brad Little said "multiple" firefighters had been attacked.
