2 Firefighters Killed in Idaho Sniper Ambush

Two firefighters were killed in Idaho on Sunday afternoon after they were ambushed in a sniper attack while responding to a fire in a rugged mountain area, the authorities said, reports newyorktimes.

On Sunday evening, SWAT teams found the body of a male suspect on the mountain with a firearm nearby, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. The sheriff’s office said it was lifting a shelter-in-place order that was issued earlier in the afternoon, when emergency workers came under gunfire and officials evacuated the popular hiking area near Coeur d’Alene.

The authorities did not release any additional information about the dead man’s identity but scheduled a news conference for later Sunday night. The Kootenai sheriff had earlier raised the possibility there were multiple shooters. But on Sunday evening, Bruce Mattare, chairman of the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners, said that the authorities were “awaiting confirmation” that the attack had been carried out by one person.

A wildfire that had apparently been set to lure in firefighters before the shooting was still burning, officials said._Agencies.