A man who violently ambushed a group of firefighters in northern Idaho Sunday as they responded to an intentionally set grass fire has been identified.

The shocking case of Wess Roley, the 20‑year‑old who allegedly ignited a wildfire near Coeur d’Alene’s Canfield Mountain, luring firefighters into a deadly ambush. Learn how Roley—once a promising high school athlete with dreams of firefighting—turned violent,

Officials said Wess Roley, 20, started a fire and then killed two responding firefighters. He was found dead on Canfield Mountain after a shootout.