Firefighters were ambushed by a gunman while responding to a brush fire in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on Sunday, according to the local sheriff's office.

An investigation is underway after authorities say a lone gunman started a fire and ambushed firefighters who responded to it in north-west Idaho on Sunday, allegedly shooting and killing two and seri

Authorities believe that the “total ambush” that killed two firefighters and injured a third in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, was carried out by a lone gunman who intentionally set the fire to lure first responders.