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Suspected shooter in Idaho firefighter ambush identified
Fox News ^ | June 30, 2025 | Sarah Rumpf-Whitten

Posted on 06/30/2025 10:47:00 AM PDT by Navy Patriot

The alleged sniper who killed two firefighters and wounded a third in an ambush-styled attack in Idaho has been identified as Wess Roley.

The Associated Pressd reported, citing a law enforcement official, that Roley deliberately set a brush fire on Canfield Mountain, near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Sunday, June 29 to lure first responders into a deadly trap.

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said fire crews responded to a blaze at Canfield Mountain just north of Coeur d’Alene around 1:30 p.m. Gunshots were reported about a half-hour later.

In audio from the scene, a firefighter said there was an "emergency situation" and an "active shooter at a fire."

"We need law enforcement up here immediately," the firefighter told a dispatcher, adding that there were "two battalion chiefs down."

"We have another Coeur d’Alene firefighter down ... we've got two unresponsive battalion chiefs down, multiple gunshot wounds, two Coeur d’Alene are down ... I'm pinned down," the caller continued.

The caller also said that the fire "was set intentionally to draw us in."

"It's clear to me that this fire was set intentionally to draw us in," the caller said.

Law enforcement launched a massive manhunt, tracking the suspected gunman through the terrain. Using cellphone data, a tactical team located Roley’s body several hours later in a wooded area near the origin point of the fire. A firearm was found nearby.

Officials have not yet confirmed whether he died by suicide or was fatally wounded during an exchange with authorities.

The identities of the two deceased firefighters have not been publicly released, pending notification of next of kin.

The third firefighter, who suffered critical injuries, underwent emergency surgery and remains in stable condition.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Idaho
KEYWORDS: canfieldmountain; coeurdalene; idaho; kootenaicounty; sarahrumpfwhitten; wessroley
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Update with some new info!
1 posted on 06/30/2025 10:47:00 AM PDT by Navy Patriot
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To: Navy Patriot

How long before we find out that he wanted to become a she?


2 posted on 06/30/2025 10:47:44 AM PDT by Gman
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To: Navy Patriot

If the story disappears, you know he is one of the protected classes by the media.


3 posted on 06/30/2025 10:47:58 AM 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: Navy Patriot

Was the cabal behind this?


4 posted on 06/30/2025 10:49:41 AM PDT by reasonisfaith (What are the personal implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: Gman

BRAVE AI:

Wess Roley: A 20-year-old man identified as the suspect in the ambush of firefighters in Coeur d’Alene..........


5 posted on 06/30/2025 10:49:58 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Navy Patriot

More here, and good info in post no. 31.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4326099/posts


6 posted on 06/30/2025 10:50:14 AM PDT by gloryblaze
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To: Gman

7 posted on 06/30/2025 10:50:38 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Gman
How long before we find out that he wanted to become a she?

His photo looks like that wouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility.

8 posted on 06/30/2025 10:51:00 AM PDT by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
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To: All

The cabal’s agenda is to mind control the public into thinking Trump supporters are terrorists.


9 posted on 06/30/2025 10:51:14 AM PDT by reasonisfaith (What are the personal implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: Navy Patriot
A firearm was found nearby. Officials have not yet confirmed whether he died by suicide or was fatally wounded during an exchange with authorities.

Or killed by an accomplice?

10 posted on 06/30/2025 10:51:54 AM PDT by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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To: Navy Patriot
I didn't click on the link. Is there any mention of a firefight between the officers and the killer? They just "found" his dead body?

Sum Ting Wong.

11 posted on 06/30/2025 10:54:47 AM PDT by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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To: Texas Eagle

Hopefully ballistics will confirm one rifle.


12 posted on 06/30/2025 10:57:11 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Diversity is our Strength” just doesn’t carry the same message as “Death from Above”)
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To: Red Badger
Wess Roley: A 20-year-old man identified as the suspect in the ambush of firefighters in Coeur d’Alene..........

She did it because people keep misgendering her. 🤡

13 posted on 06/30/2025 10:59:06 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of anger, hate and violence.)
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To: Red Badger

That one would’ve been popular in prison.


14 posted on 06/30/2025 10:59:07 AM PDT by Antihero101607
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To: Navy Patriot

The shooter’s parents are reportedly MAGA supporters, so why would he do this horrific act, a complete rejection of MAGA values? Two possibilities come to mind: (1) this was an act of rebellion against his parents; or (2) he was on some sort of medication - perhaps related to ADHD or some other mental condition - that triggered this act. In nearly all of the photos I’ve seen of him, he looks very unhappy. Perhaps he was in a state of extreme depression, treated or untreated.


15 posted on 06/30/2025 11:03:38 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Texas Eagle
a firefight between the officers and the killer?...

Yes, there was a long firefight, but authorities stopped shooting when the perp's cell phone stopped moving.

16 posted on 06/30/2025 11:05:18 AM PDT by gloryblaze
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To: Texas Eagle

Timeline here: Scroll down to “Cellphone Plays Role ...

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/idaho-coeur-dalene-firefighters-shooting


17 posted on 06/30/2025 11:11:31 AM PDT by gloryblaze
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To: Red Badger; Gman; All
Thanks, Badger, those are the images I get when searching for Wes Roley.

There are unsubstantiated posts that he was born in Russia and has lived in New York and Florida.

More investigation is necessary.

18 posted on 06/30/2025 11:14:07 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (President Trump Decisively Won Popular & E.C., Celebrate Recivilization!)
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To: gloryblaze

Thanks, Glory!


19 posted on 06/30/2025 11:19:34 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (President Trump Decisively Won Popular & E.C., Celebrate Recivilization!)
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To: Texas Eagle

I think you’re right.

Wi Tu Low


20 posted on 06/30/2025 11:21:15 AM PDT by GeorgiaDawg32
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