Sniper ‘lured’ people into line of fire

A SNIPER sprayed dozens of bullets on a courthouse in an attack that left one dead and two wounded, then hid in a nearby church for several hours before police stormed in yesterday and found his body and another man’s inside, police said.

The shooting began late on Saturday, fatally wounding one officer and injuring another and a civilian, said David Duke, Moscow’s assistant police chief. Mr Duke said the attack was apparently an ambush, with the gunman firing into the Latah County Courthouse to lure people into his line of fire.

Shortly after 6am, three SWAT teams entered the First Presbyterian Church and found the bodies on the main floor but not in the same room, said Mr Duke. An automatic assault rifle, ammunition and spent shells were found with one man, he said.