Authorities have identified the suspected sniper who killed
two firefighters and wounded a third in an ambush in Idaho.
Wess Roley’s body was discovered beside his firearm at the
scene of a fire he reportedly caused on Sunday afternoon, a law enforcement
official told CNN on Monday.
Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Norris said during a press
conference on Sunday that it is unclear whether he was shot by police or
whether he committed suicide. The two firefighters killed in the alleged ambush
on Canfield Mountain, just north of Coeur d'Alene, have not yet been
identified.
A third firefighter was fighting for his life after being
wounded by a gunshot but is in stable condition. As of Monday morning, the
Canfield Mountain fire had grown to 10 acres (25 acres), and a cloud of smoke
was still visible in the area.
