Kootenai County authorities identified the two Idaho firefighters tragically killed by a gunman on Sunday.
On Sunday, a 20-year-old suspect intentionally started a fire on Canfield Mountain in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, to lure firefighters to the location and opened fire on the first responders.
The Gateway Pundit reported earlier that the suspect has been identified as 20‑year‑old Wess Roley.
Roley fatally shot two firefighters identified as Battalion Chief Frank Harwood, 42, of Northern Lakes Fire Department, and Coeur d’Alene Battalion Chief John Morrison.
A third firefighter was critically wounded.
CNN reported:
Authorities in Idaho have identified the firefighters killed in a shooting at Canfield Mountain Sunday.
Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Chief Frank Harwood, 42, and Coeur d’Alene Fire Department Battalion Chief John Morrison were identified as the fallen firefighters.
During a press conference Monday, Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Chief Christopher Way said Harwood was a member of the agency for 17 years. He was married, had two children and was a former Army National Guard combat engineer.
Way said that Harwood was a leader who “did an amazing job” and was well respected.
Morrison served Coeur d’Alene for more than 28 and moved up the ranks in his department from firefighter to battalion chief, Coeur d’Alene Fire Chief Tom Greif said.
Roley was later found dead near his weapon after law enforcement. Officials say he acted alone, but whether he died by suicide or police action remains unclear.
Photos of the suspect are now circulating online, as reported by the New York Post.
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