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Idaho gunman in deadly ambush of fire crews had 'idolised' firefighters
BBC ^ | 6/3/2025 | Ali Abbas Ahmadi BBC News Max Matza

Posted on 06/30/2025 7:59:06 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Sheriff Norris said the homeless suspect had attacked fire crews after they asked him to move his vehicle, which he had been living in.

"There was an interaction with the firefighters," Norris said. "It has something to do with his vehicle being parked where it was."

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Norris said authorities believed the suspect used a high-powered rifle to fire rapidly at first responders, with officers initially unsure of the number of assailants involved.

A shotgun has been recovered, and several bullets or fragments possibly from a rifle have been found. Officials say more guns may be hidden on the mountain.

After an hours-long barrage of gunfire, the suspect was found by tracing his mobile phone on the popular hiking trail, which officials said was being used by hundreds on that Sunday afternoon.

"It appears that he shot himself," Norris told journalists. Investigators believe Roley used a flint that was found near his body to deliberately start the fire.

"This was a total ambush," Norris told reporters. "These firefighters did not have a chance."

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In order to prevent the suspect from fleeing, officials disabled his vehicle and "pushed it off the mountain", the sheriff said. They have not yet been able to access the vehicle for a more thorough search.

Several fire department vehicles also had their tyres flattened to prevent the suspect from driving away in one of them during the chaotic manhunt.

Norris ruled out the suspect having "any nexus to Islamic jihad", which he said had been falsely suggested on social media.

According to a social media post from his mother, the suspect moved from Arizona to Idaho in 2023 to work for his father's tree-trimming company.

She wrote in October 2024 that her son was "doing great living in Idaho

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: US: Idaho
KEYWORDS: 2023; arizona; firefighters; idaho; magaparents; shooter
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1 posted on 06/30/2025 7:59:06 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Starting to look like more than 1 shooter, maybe George Webb is right.


2 posted on 06/30/2025 8:02:55 PM PDT by VTenigma (Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
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To: BenLurkin

Idolized... yeah, we can tell.


3 posted on 06/30/2025 8:04:56 PM PDT by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2025... RETURN OF THE JEDI….There’s really not much to)
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To: BenLurkin

Homeless but had a high powered rifle and cell phone. Hmmmm.


4 posted on 06/30/2025 8:12:49 PM PDT by BipolarBob (If people make you sick, maybe you should try cooking them longer.)
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To: BipolarBob

All bought and paid for, courtesy of a Federal Alphabet Law Enforcement Agency. And the Main Stream Media does raise an eyebrow.


5 posted on 06/30/2025 8:18:31 PM PDT by sport
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To: BenLurkin

So, did they push it down the mountain road or did they push it off the mountain side? Facts matter Mr reporter.


6 posted on 06/30/2025 8:19:27 PM PDT by chuck allen
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To: BenLurkin

It was my first guess as to his motive. Anarchist groups aside, who see all government as the enemy, people don’t usually shoot at firefighters except for sick wannabees who were rejected from the profession.


7 posted on 06/30/2025 8:21:40 PM PDT by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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To: BenLurkin

What does, “pushed off the mountain” look like? Disabling the vehicle should have been good enough. No need for a Thelma and Louise scene on top of everything else.


8 posted on 06/30/2025 8:23:11 PM PDT by chuck allen
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To: sport

Why do you think they are still doing that stuff? Even after new personnel?


9 posted on 06/30/2025 8:25:20 PM PDT by madison10
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To: BenLurkin

"He" sure looks like someone "in transition"!

Amazing how less than 1% of the population are accounting for a disproporionate number of mass shootings!

10 posted on 06/30/2025 8:29:45 PM PDT by lightman (Beat the Philly fraud machine the Amish did onest, ja? Nein, zweimal they did already!)
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To: DesertRhino

It’s like an old episode of Quincy, or Barnabe Jones where the culprit who was not accepted into the Fire Academy becomes an arsonist. You can’t make this shit up!


11 posted on 06/30/2025 8:31:56 PM PDT by snork55 (theirs is not to wonder why, theirs is but to do or die... )
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To: DesertRhino

Yeah, maybe when he was ten.


12 posted on 06/30/2025 8:33:46 PM PDT by madison10
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To: BipolarBob

It was a shotgun.


13 posted on 06/30/2025 8:34:14 PM PDT by madison10
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To: lightman

Long hair does not a tranny make. He was a nice looking kid.


14 posted on 06/30/2025 8:35:36 PM PDT by madison10
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To: DesertRhino

Just that lovin’ feeling.


15 posted on 06/30/2025 8:36:56 PM PDT by Jonty30 (He was so fat that it took a year for his memory foam mattress to forget him. )
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To: madison10
Long hair does not a tranny make..

Disregard the posters making those suggestions. It's ignorance driving their statements, which is often par for the course.

16 posted on 06/30/2025 8:38:55 PM PDT by Fury
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To: chuck allen
"Facts matter Mr reporter."

Ali Abbas Ahmadi isn't concerned with facts.

17 posted on 06/30/2025 8:40:13 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: DesertRhino
Idolized... yeah, we can tell.

In the sense that "Death to America" means "Hey, how ya doin'".

18 posted on 06/30/2025 8:40:35 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: lightman

That is my guess.
Another crazy tranny


19 posted on 06/30/2025 8:46:50 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: mass55th

Triple A reporting.


20 posted on 06/30/2025 8:50:43 PM PDT by Buck-Toothed Knuckle Dragger
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