A suspect in Meridian, Idaho stole an ambulance, filled it with gas cans and then tried to burn down a building that housed a local DHS office.
The suspect doused the ambulance and the surrounding area, but fortunately was unable to get it to ignite before he had to rush away to keep from getting arrested.
Here’s more from Fox News:
State and federal authorities are investigating after a suspect allegedly stole an ambulance, loaded up staged gas cans and plowed the emergency vehicle into a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) office in Idaho — in what investigators believe was an attempted arson attack.
Just after 11 p.m. Wednesday, an ambulance was stolen from a bay at St. Luke’s West hospital.
The suspect, who has not yet been identified, drove the ambulance through the parking lot and retrieved gas cans that were staged in nearby vegetation, according to Meridian Police Chief Tracy Basterrechea.
The suspect then drove the ambulance directly into the North Portico building, which houses DHS offices, Basterrechea said.
Investigators believe the suspect poured an accelerant inside and around the outside of the ambulance.
However, the suspect was unable to ignite the accelerant before being scared off by responding agencies, according to Basterrechea.
“We want to emphasize that this was a serious criminal act,” Basterrechea said. “The theft and destruction of an emergency vehicle not only created a risk to responding personnel, but it also temporarily removed a critical medical resource from the community.”
Officials said that although the suspect has not been identified or located, there is no indication of an ongoing threat to the broader community.
These people are crazy, and I have little doubt that all the evil and irresponsible rhetoric from Democrats about DHS and ICE played a part in the crazed mindset of this suspect. I hope they find him and arrest him soon.