


IDAHO
Violent ambush leaves 2 firefighters dead, 1 hurt
BOISE, Idaho >> Authorities say two firefighters were killed and another was badly injured after they were ambushed and shot while responding to a wildfire near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Sunday afternoon.
Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris said firefighters first responded to an early afternoon report of a brush fire at Canfield Mountain, a popular and scenic hiking and biking area near the outskirts of town. But once the firefighters arrived, someone began shooting at them.
The fire was set to lure the firefighters into an ambush, Norris said.
Law enforcement officials responded, locking down the neighborhoods before a tactical response team found a deceased man with a weapon nearby.
— The Associated Press