The suspected gunman behind the sniper ambush that killed two Idaho firefighters wanted to join the fire service and “really respected law enforcement,” his family says.
Wess Roley, 20, has been accused of deliberately igniting a brush fire on Canfield Mountain near Coeur d’Alene on Sunday afternoon to lure first responders before opening fire with a high-powered rifle, Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris said.