Authorities found dead the alleged person responsible for the shooting that killed at least two firefighters this Sunday during a forest fire in Idaho, a state on the northern border of the United States, which mobilized federal authorities after the report of a possible ambush.

The Office of the The sheriff of Kootenai County, where the shooting occurred, reported that the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team found a man dead on Canfield Mountain next to a firearm.

“At this time, the shelter-in-place order (for the shooting) is lifted. However, there is still a fire burning on Canfield Mountain. Residents in the area are advised to be prepared,” the office said in a brief statement.

The shooting began around 2:00 p.m. local time (22:00 GMT) after firefighters responded to a report of a fire on Canfield Mountain in Coeur d'Alene, near the border with Washington state.

Idaho Governor Brad Little confirmed that “several heroic firefighters were attacked while responding to a fire” in the north of the state, near the border with Canada, and Robert Norris, the Kootenai County Sheriff, reported in a press conference that there were also an unknown number of wounded.

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said on social media that bureau agents “responded to the scene in Cour d'Alene to provide tactical and operational support.”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem also indicated that her department, DHS, was “actively monitoring the scene.”

While U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi thanked FBI agents for supporting local authorities.

The United States has recorded at least 189 mass shootings, in which at least four people are shot other than the attacker, so far in 2025, according to the civil organization Gun Violence Archive.