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
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Starting to look like more than 1 shooter, maybe George Webb is right.
Idolized... yeah, we can tell.
Homeless but had a high powered rifle and cell phone. Hmmmm.
All bought and paid for, courtesy of a Federal Alphabet Law Enforcement Agency. And the Main Stream Media does raise an eyebrow.
So, did they push it down the mountain road or did they push it off the mountain side? Facts matter Mr reporter.
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.
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.
Why do you think they are still doing that stuff? Even after new personnel?
"He" sure looks like someone "in transition"!
Amazing how less than 1% of the population are accounting for a disproporionate number of mass shootings!
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!
Yeah, maybe when he was ten.
It was a shotgun.
Long hair does not a tranny make. He was a nice looking kid.
Just that lovin’ feeling.
Disregard the posters making those suggestions. It's ignorance driving their statements, which is often par for the course.
Ali Abbas Ahmadi isn't concerned with facts.
In the sense that "Death to America" means "Hey, how ya doin'".
That is my guess.
Another crazy tranny
Triple A reporting.
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