LISTEN: Chilling Audio Reveals Panic of Idaho Firefighter Shooting: ‘Everybody Shot Up Here’
Chilling audio has surfaced of the moment Idaho firefighters were attacked in what officials are calling a premeditated ambush after a man ignited a blaze on Canfield Mountain to lure first responders before opening fire, killing two.
First responders can be heard calling in the attack over the radio, with a voice heard saying, “Everybody shot up here.”
“We need law enforcement up here immediately. We’ve got two unresponsive. Multiple gunshot wounds. Two Coeur d’Alene firefighters are down. I’m pinned down behind Battalion One’s rig. It’s clear to me that this fire was set intentionally to draw us in.”
Authorities say the gunman, who is believed to be the only suspect, died at the scene, his body discovered near a weapon on the mountainside above Coeur d’Alene. The motive remains unknown.
“We do believe the suspect started the fire, it was an ambush and it was totally intentional,” said Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris during a Sunday night press conference. “These firefighters did not have a chance.”
The attack unfolded in broad daylight. Reports of the wildfire came in at 1:21 p.m., and less than 40 minutes later, gunshots were reported by firefighting crews. By mid-afternoon, a cellphone signal led law enforcement to the suspect’s body. Authorities have yet to confirm if the shooter took his own life.
The shootings, which also left a third firefighter wounded, prompted a brief shelter-in-place order for the area. That order was lifted after officials said they were confident the shooter acted alone.
The sheriff revealed that the crime scene was compromised by the ongoing fire, complicating evidence collection. Despite this, law enforcement prioritized recovering the suspect’s body.
“We had to do what we had to do to preserve the body,” Norris said, adding that the investigation will continue Monday and may uncover additional weapons.
Idaho Governor Brad Little called the attack “a heinous direct assault on our brave firefighters” in a post on X.
Watch above via Fox News.
