Idaho authorities say 2 killed after firefighters shot at, police 'taking sniper fire'

The Associated Press

· Posted: Jun 29, 2025 7:49 PM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

Authorities accidental a fishy changeable astatine firefighters responding to occurrence adjacent Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and the sheriff said 2 radical were killed and constabulary were inactive "taking sniper fire" connected Sunday afternoon.

The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office said crews responded to a occurrence astatine Canfield Mountain astatine about 1:30 p.m., and gunshots were reported astir a fractional hr later.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little said "multiple" firefighters were attacked.

"This is simply a heinous nonstop battle connected our brave firefighters," Little said connected the societal media level X. "I inquire each Idahoans to commune for them and their families arsenic we hold to larn more."

The sheriff's bureau successful neighbouring Soshone County said connected Facebook that authorities were "dealing with an progressive shooter concern wherever the shooter is inactive astatine large."

An alert by the Kootenai County Emergency Management Office asked radical to debar the country astir Canfield Mountain Trailhead and Nettleton Gulch Road, astir 6.5 kilometres northbound of downtown Coeur d'Alene. The occurrence was inactive burning.

No further details were provided.

Coeur d'Alene is simply a metropolis of 55,000 residents adjacent the borderline with Washington state.