Unthinkable incident in the US where two firefighters They fell dead from ambush sniper while attempting to extinguish fire in the state of Aycho.
County sheriff Koutenai Robert Norris said that “we have two dead firefighters” and still “unknown” the number of “victims”, as we “accept fire” from a sniper or sniper in the midst of a firefighter in the area Washington State.
Police have been mobilized to arrest the perpetrator or perpetrators, the sheriff added during a press conference, stressing that citizens may also have been hit amid simultaneous operations to tackle the fire and arresting the perpetrator or perpetrators.
The perpetrator or the perpetrators have not or have given “any indication of intent to surrender,” Sheriff Norris said, urging the forces to impose order to “shoot to neutralize the threat” and asking citizens to stay away from the area.
“We are ready to neutralize the perpetrator who continues to shoot” against the members of the Fire and Police Department, “said Sheriff Norris.
It is a “heinous” attack on “our courageous firefighters,” said Brad Little, the Governor of the State of Eidaho, declaring “shocked” and inviting his fellow citizens to “pray for firefighters and their families” extinguishing.
County Fire Brigade leader, Pat Riley, said he “cracked his heart” for the attack on the KHQ local television network.
He is being investigated whether the fire was due to arson to attract firefighters to the area, assistant Sheriff Jeff Howard told ABC News.
Interior Security Minister Christie Noem was informed of the incident, also according to ABC News.
With more weapons than traffic residents, the US records the highest mortality rating from firearms from any other developed country.
The killings of this nature are perpetual scourge in the country where one government after another fails to control, as many Americans do not even want to hear proposals to limit gun ownership. The right of citizens to own weapons is protected by the second amendment of the American Constitution.
According to the specialized website Gun Violence Archive, 189 mass shootings have been recorded in the US so far – attacks using firearms that have more than four victims with the exception of the perpetrator, in the definition he uses.
At least 17,927 people were murdered using firearms in 2023 in the US, during the latest data available from the CDC Centers (CDC), the main federal public health service.