2 dead after firefighters are ambushed in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho: Live Updates
Idaho American senators send prayers to victims
Sense. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, the two Republicans, posted on X on the set of today.
“I monitor Alene’s horrible heart reports tonight,” said Crapo. “I urge local residents to follow the recommendations of the police.”
Both said they were praying for people affected.
Risch said he and his wife, Vicki, were monitoring developments. “We pray for the safety of our brave first stakeholders,” he said.
Police vehicles accelerate Alene Coeur Street in the middle of the response to the shooting
A video from near the place where the Canfield Mountain shootout broke out this afternoon shows at least two police vehicles by accelerating in the street, apparently on the way to respond to the event.
The orange cones placed in a line seemed to block all the emergency vehicles to switch to a certain area. The person who published the video on social networks said that the area was blocked so that a Medevac helicopter can land.
3 emergency medical helicopters instead
Life Flight Network, an air transport company specializing in emergency medical flights, said it had sent three helicopters to the shooting area but has not taken anyone to medical facilities.
“Life Flight Network sent three helicopters to the region at the request of local law enforcement,” said spokeswoman Natalie Hannah by email.
The planes are based in Spokane, Washington; Heart of Alene, Idaho; And sandpoint, Idaho, she said.
“No patient has yet been transported, but our teams are ready to respond to the request for the command of incidents,” said Hannah.
It is possible that it is too dangerous to land and transport potential patients. The shots continue, according to Norris, sheriff.
Governor Brad Little condemns the Canfield Mountain shootout
The governor of Idaho, Brad, condemned today’s shooting on Canfield Mountain, which he called a “direct odious assault on our brave firefighters”.
He said on X that he and his wife have a broken heart and called the inhabitants of Idaho to pray for the victims and their families.
He also asked people near to clean the area so that the police and the firefighters can continue to do their job.
A fire continues to burn on the Canfield mountain because the priority remains a victim and shooter
The shooting started after the firefighters responded to Canfield Mountain for information reporting.
Because managers use so many of their resources on shooting victims and to try to neutralize the shooter or shooters, the fire cannot be extinguished, said Norris.
The fire, which has been appointed the fire of Nettleton Gulch, is less than a large acre, according to the Idaho land department.
Meanwhile, a thermal opinion will be in force for the area from tomorrow at 9:00 a.m., temperatures could reach 104 degrees.
The FBI helps the answer
The Sheriff Robert Norris said he was receiving help from the federal and local agencies.
FBI spokesperson Sandra Barker said the office had agents assigned to the situation. “I can confirm that we help,” she said by e-mail.
At least one US Marshal Service agent was also observed on the scene, wearing a long pistol.
The police are looking for a “clear shot” in the middle of the “shot of elite”
The police took fire to Canfield Mountain this afternoon, hoping that an opening removes the shooter or the shooters, said the Sheriff of the County of Kootenai, Robert Norris.
“This is a very, very fresh situation,” he said. “We actively take elite shooters when we speak.”
He said that anyone used “high power” firearms, and he indicated that there was no easy solution for the police. In addition, he said, it is not clear if they are faced with a shooter or more.
“I hope someone has a clear blow and is able to neutralize the threat,” said Norris at a press conference.
Active shooters still shoot while officials work to release Canfield Mountain
Norris said civilians were still coming out of the mountains while officials are trying to erase it.
Sheriff officers take on a shot from active elite shooters, said Norris. The shots come from several locations. No officer was touched.
He said the situation is both active and “very, very fresh”.
Officials are “ready to neutralize the suspect who is currently doing actively,” said Norris.
2 dead after the shooter opened fire in northern Idaho
A shooter killed two people in the north of Idaho this afternoon while the fire staff responded to a fire that broke out on Canfield Mountain, the authorities said.
Officials received initial calls on fire at 1:21 p.m., said Kootenai County sheriff Robert Norris. At 2 p.m. it was reported that these firefighters were killed.
Norris said he thought the two people killed were firefighters. The number of injuries is unknown.
Canfield Mountain is in Alene, which is in northwest Idaho, about 30 miles from Spokane, Washington.
