Archive · 2 Jul 2025
Man Suspected of Ambushing and Killing Idaho Firefighters Had Once Been Aspirant
In Idaho, a man named Wess Roley is suspected of setting a fire to lure firefighters and then shooting them.
Two firefighters, Frank Harwood and John Morrison, were killed, and another, David Tysdal, was injured.
The man was later found dead, likely from suicide.
The firefighters had decades of combined experience.
Authorities believe Roley planned to hurt the emergency responders.
The community is in shock, and flags are being lowered to honor the fallen heroes.
Wess Roley is suspected of fatally shooting two firefighters and injuring a third near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Roley, who once aspired to be a firefighter, was found dead with a firearm after the shooting, suspected suicide.
The deceased firefighters, Frank Harwood and John Morrison, had nearly half a century of combined experience.
Authorities believe Roley set the fire using flint as a deliberate ambush.
The community and Governor Little have expressed their mourning and support for the fallen firefighters.
- Who
- Wess Roley ambushed firefighters; Frank Harwood and John Morrison were killed, and David Tysdal was injured.
- What
- Firefighters were ambushed and shot while responding to a wildfire.
- When
- June 2025
- Where
- Canfield Mountain near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
- Why
- Authorities believe the fire was deliberately set to lure emergency crews into an ambush.
Public Sentiment
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Community Response
Public Sentiment
The public is shocked and saddened by the deliberate attack on firefighters.
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- Suspect
- Wess Roley
- Fatalities
- Two firefighters
- Injured
- One firefighter
- Location
- Canfield Mountain, Idaho
- Suspected Cause of Fire
- Deliberate arson
- Motive
- Ambush of emergency crews
