In the steep, forested foothills of Canfield Mountain near Coeur dโAlene, Idaho, a tragedy unfolded on the morning of June 30, 2025, that left the region reeling, the firefighting community in mourning, and law enforcement agencies combing through evidence with painstaking care. The alleged perpetrator behind the sniper-style ambush that claimed the lives of two…
On a quiet summer afternoon in northern Idaho, a routine call to battle a brush fire became the scene of a calculated and catastrophic ambush. By nightfall, two firefighters were dead, a third was seriously wounded, and law enforcement officers were left confronting one of the most chilling and targeted attacks on emergency personnel in…
On a summer Sunday when most families in northern Idaho were savoring the quiet of the hills or braving the forest heat for recreation, a sinister trap was already smoldering in the shadows of Canfield Mountain. By the end of that day, two firefighters lay dead, a third had undergone emergency surgery, and Wess Roley,…
On the quiet afternoon of Sunday, June 29, 2025, the community of Coeur dโAlene, Idaho, found itself thrust into an unexpected and horrifying crisis. What began as a standard emergency call for a brush fire on the slopes of Canfield Mountain swiftly descended into one of the most chilling ambushes ever encountered by first responders…