A horrifying ambush in Kootenai County, Idaho left two firefighters dead and one wounded after responding to a blaze near Coeur d’Alene. Chilling 911 audio reveals a frantic caller reporting an active shooter, claiming the fire was set intentionally to lure firefighters into a trap. “We need law enforcement up here immediately,” the caller shouted amid gunfire. The Sniper’s body was later discovered with a firearm nearby. Idaho Governor Brad Little condemned the attack as “heinous,” calling it an assault on heroic first responders.
00:00Gunshot wounds. Multiple gunshot wounds. Two corner lane firefighters are down.
00:08One's rigged. It's clear to me that this fire was sent intentionally to draw us in.
00:20Three State Patrol like zooming past me on the freeway.
00:30One's rigged.
00:40Okay.
00:53Oh, oh.
01:00We're all at the upper parking lot. We're all at the upper parking lot. Please law enforcement as soon as possible. Get a law enforcement up to the upper parking lot. Then go parking lot.
01:06BC3's down. BC1's down. Everybody's shot up here. Law enforcement. Code 3 now up here.
01:12551. 10 or 14. Stop. Get out of the way. 10 or 14. And your first 551. Do not come up here.
01:18I'm 10 down.
01:19I'm 10 down.
01:20I'm 10 down.
01:21I'm 10 down.
01:22I'm 10 down.
01:23I'm 10 down.
01:24We're all at the upper parking lot. We're all at the upper parking lot.
01:27We're all at the upper parking lot.
01:29Please law enforcement as soon as possible. Get a law enforcement up to the upper parking lot. Then go parking lot.
01:32And your first 551. Do not come up here.
01:34I'm 10 down.
01:36Behind battalion one's rig.
01:38It's clear to me that this fire was sent intentionally to draw us in.
01:41Hi Bobby. Do you want my flight to launch?
01:43100% sure where they would land.
01:45I think they need to be prepared to launch.
01:47.
02:02.
02:15Then immediately up here, we've got two unresponsive battalion chiefs, gunshot wounds, multiple
02:20gunshot wounds.
02:21Two Coraline firefighters are down.
02:23Hi Bobby, I've got two unresponsive battalion chiefs, one of the forces getting ready quickly
02:28as they can.
02:29Well unfortunately up here, we could possibly get two, the two wounded out, I'm pinned down
02:36behind battalion one's rig, it's clear to me that this fire was sent intentionally to
02:40draw us in.
02:41Hi Bobby, do you want my flight to launch?
02:43I'm 100% sure where they would land, I think they need to be prepared to launch.
