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.

The suspect who allegedly ambushed firefighters on the job Sunday in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, had contact and a brief discussion with them before opening fire with a shotgun, killing two and critically injuring a third,

Officials have identified the two firefighters who were killed in an ambush shooting as they responded to a wildfire report near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on Sunday, June 29