Suspect in deadly Idaho ambush previously wanted to be a firefighter: Sheriff

The gunman who fatally ambushed two firefighters in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, has been identified as 20-year-old Wess Roley, who reportedly shot himself after the attack. Authorities are investigating the motive behind the incident, which involved Roley starting a brush fire and then shooting at first responders, resulting in the deaths of Battalion Chiefs Frank Harwood and John Morrison.

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Firefighters in Idaho were attacked by a man who had once wanted to be a firefighter himself, resulting in the deaths of two heroes and injuries to another.

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