Idaho shooting suspect identified, motive for ambush of firefighters still unknown, sheriff says

The suspect who allegedly ambushed firefighters on the job in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, had contact and discussion with first responders before shooting at them with a shotgun, killing two of them and critically injuring a third, Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Norris said.

During a news conference on Monday, Norris identified the suspect as 20-year-old Wess Roley. His body was found at the scene of the fire late Sunday night along with a firearm, the sheriff said. Norris said Monday that it appeared the suspect shot himself.

As the Nettleton Gulch Fire continued to burn on Monday, the sheriff said it will take days to fully process the area, but investigators have located Roley's vehicle in an embankment near the scene. He said investigators have not yet been able to inventory the vehicle, which has "a lot of debris in there." People who have seen the vehicle say it appears Roley was living in the vehicle, Norris said.