UPDATED: Multiple firefighters shot during Idaho brush fire
Sheriff unsure of how many shooters involved as siege continues
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AP:
Authorities lifted a lockdown order late Sunday at the scene of a sniper ambush that killed two firefighters after they found the body of a man with a firearm nearby.
The sheriff’s department said a tactical response team found the deceased man. Officials did not release his name, nor did they say what kind of firearm was found.
Though the shelter-in-place order was lifted, the sheriff’s office cautioned residents to be prepared because the fire was still burning.
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Two people, likely firefighters, are dead after responding to a brush fire and were shot in an “ambush style” attack.
The initial fire was called in on Canfield Mountain in Coeur d’Alene. In a news conference Sunday afternoon, Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris said officers were still taking “sniper fire.”
The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said crews responded to the fire call around 1:30 p.m. and gunshots were reported about a half hour later.
Norris said in a press conference Sunday evening that law enforcement is unsure if there is one shooter or multiple attackers. He said officers and deputies are reporting from the scene that the shooter is “blending in with their surroundings” and that shots were being fired from what seemed like multiple directions.
A shelter in place order is active to include everything south of Hayden Lake Road and east of 15th Street in Coeur d’Alene. The Kootenai County Office of Emergency Management asks everyone to avoid the area.
