The sniper who lured hundreds of firefighters into a deadly ambush last night has been named as Wess Roley.
Roley was found dead near his gun on Canfield Mountain outside of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on Sunday evening.
He slaughtered two firefighters, who haven’t been named, and left a third critically-ill after starting a brush fire cops fear was used to bait the fire department.
Roley was identified by a law enforcement official who spoke with the Associated Press on Monday on the condition of anonymity.
Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Norris said on Sunday it was unclear if the gunman was killed by a cop’s bullet, or if he took his own life.
Roley’s body was pulled away from the scene just as the blaze began to spread across Canfield Mountain.
The fire was first reported at around 1.21pm. Two local firefighters – one from Coeur d’Alene Fire Department and another from Kootenai County Fire & Rescue – were shot and killed while scoping out the scene.
A third was left ‘fighting for his life’ after being struck and rushed to surgery, but is now described as being in a stable condition.
‘This was a total ambush. These firefighters did