{"id":217669,"date":"2025-07-01T09:56:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T14:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=217669"},"modified":"2025-10-03T06:31:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T11:31:14","slug":"suspect-killed-2-firefighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/suspect-killed-2-firefighters\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambush Suspect Who Killed 2 Firefighters Dreamed of Joining Them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities have identified 20-year-old Wess Roley as the gunman who ambushed firefighters responding to a brush fire Sunday in Coeur d\u2019Alene, killing two battalion chiefs and critically injuring a third firefighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/01\/us\/idaho-shooting-victims-firefighters\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"suspect-killed-2-firefighters\" title=\"Ambush Suspect Who Killed 2 Firefighters Dreamed of Joining Them\">CNN<\/a><\/em>, Roley\u2019s motives remain unclear. His grandfather told the network that Roley had once aspired to become a firefighter himself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What we know about the 20-year-old suspect in fire ambush\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zOjJXshCwI0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was working as an arborist while considering his career path and had no criminal record, though police had previous non-criminal interactions with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigators say Roley started the fire using a flint starter to lure emergency responders to the scene. When firefighters arrived, Roley allegedly spoke with them briefly before opening fire with a <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/firearms\/shotguns\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"suspect-killed-2-firefighters\" title=\"Ambush Suspect Who Killed 2 Firefighters Dreamed of Joining Them\">shotgun<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two battalion chiefs were killed: John Morrison, who served Coeur d\u2019Alene for over 28 years, and Frank Harwood, a former Army <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/alaska-governor-states-militia-model-bulwark-nationalized-national-guard\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"suspect-killed-2-firefighters\" title=\"Ambush Suspect Who Killed 2 Firefighters Dreamed of Joining Them\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"350\">National Guard<\/a> combat engineer with two children. A third firefighter, Dave Tysdal, was critically wounded and remains hospitalized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clayton County Fire Chief described the impact on his teams as devastating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe families of the fallen as well as the injured are our focus,\u201d he told <em>CNN<\/em>, adding that surviving firefighters were \u201cshaken\u201d after witnessing the deadly ambush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-rhode-island-passes-gun-ban\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/rhode-island-passes-gun-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"suspect-killed-2-firefighters\" title=\"Ambush Suspect Who Killed 2 Firefighters Dreamed of Joining Them\">Rhode Island Passes Gun Ban!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Former FBI crisis management and tactical operations leader Jason Pack, who is also a veteran firefighter, told <em>CNN<\/em> the incident will have nationwide implications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey train to fight fire, not take fire,\u201d Pack said. \u201cThis has shaken firehouses across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities said Roley engaged law enforcement in a 90-minute firefight before apparently turning the gun on himself. His body was found near his firearm in a wooded area close to the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigators are still working to determine what led Roley, a young man who reportedly dreamed of firefighting, to allegedly orchestrate a deadly attack on first responders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some speculate that rejection from the close-knit fire community may have become a perceived grievance, triggering the violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, firefighters in Coeur d\u2019Alene continue battling the original brush fire while mourning their colleagues\u2019 deaths. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t get time off because it was a bad day,\u201d firefighter Ben Hector told <em>CNN<\/em>. \u201cThere\u2019s still just work to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"suspect-killed-2-firefighters\" title=\"Ambush Suspect Who Killed 2 Firefighters Dreamed of 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