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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Boone and Christopher Weber

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Gunman started fire then fatally shot 2 firefighters in ambush attack idaho officials say | History Defined

APTOPIX Idaho Active Shooter - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A man armed with a rifle started a wildfire and then began shooting at first responders in a northern Idaho mountain community, killing two firefighters and wounding a third during a barrage of gunfire over several hours, authorities said.

A shelter-in-place order was lifted Sunday night after a tactical response team used cellphone data to “hone in” on a wooded area where they found the suspect's body with a firearm nearby as flames rapidly approached, Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris said.

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