The sheriff of Kootenai County in northern Idaho, USA, Robert Norris, noted that at this time security forces do not know whether at the scene where two firefighters were shot dead by a sniper, there is "one shooter, two, three or four." According to him, "Officers from the field report that shots are being fired from several directions simultaneously." Meanwhile, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced that the Bureau has sent forces to the active scene in the city of Coeur d'Alene. The firefighters were shot when they arrived to deal with a fire that broke out in an open area.

