Wess Roley tried to join the Army twice — his father was an Army veteran — but was disqualified after failing to follow through on tasks and appointments, Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris ...

The man accused of fatally shooting two Idaho firefighters left a letter in which he wrote he would "go into battle,” authorities said.

Wess Roley, 20, is accused of intentionally sparking a brush fire and ambushing responding firefighters, fatally shooting two and injuring a third, in rural Idaho on June 29.

Sheriff Bob Norris states Wess Roley's frustrations grew before he ambushed firefighters, killing two and injuring one, in a premeditated attack.

Wess Roley opened fire on the firefighters on Canfield Mountain near Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, around 2 p.m. Sunday, June 29, the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office has said.

Man who killed Idaho firefighters had been turned away by fire department, Army Little is known about Roley’s motivation, but interviews and court records reveal a troubled early home life and a ...