Coverage dated June 30, 2025

The man accused of killing 2 Idaho firefighters had once aspired to be one

Headline from WDIO Duluth

A 20-year-old man’s life appeared to have begun to unravel in the months before law enforcement say he fatally shot two firefighters and severely wounded a third as they responded to a wildfire near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Wess Roley was living out of his vehicle and his former roommate, T.J.

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  1. WDIO Duluth

    The man accused of killing 2 Idaho firefighters had once aspired to be one (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    A 20-year-old man’s life appeared to have begun to unravel in the months before law enforcement say he fatally shot two firefighters and severely wounded a third as they responded to a wildfire near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Wess Roley was living out of his vehicle and his former roommate, T.J.

  2. WSVN Miami

    The man accused of killing 2 Idaho firefighters had once aspired to be one - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A 20-year-old man’s life appeared to have begun to unravel in the months before authorities say he fatally shot two

  3. PBS NewsHour

    Man who killed Idaho firefighters in ambush once aspired to be one, sheriff says (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The deaths of Frank Harwood, 42, with Kootenai County Fire and Rescue, and John Morrison, 52, with the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department, have left their colleagues reeling.

  4. WTOP Washington DC

    Man shot Idaho firefighters who had asked him to move his vehicle, killing 2, sheriff says (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A man who started a wildfire and then fatally shot two firefighters and wounded another in northern Idaho was a 20-year-old transient who attacked the first responders…

  5. WTOP Washington DC

    Man shot 3 Idaho firefighters after they asked him to move vehicle. What to know about the attack (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say two firefighters were killed and another was critically wounded after they were shot while responding to a wildfire near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Here'

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