Update: Man shot by officers in North Idaho identified; police were serving warrant
Jerry M. Bethel, 59, has been identified as the man who was fatally shot by law enforcement Wednesday in Weippe, according to a Facebook post by Clearwater County.
“It was our information he was a guest on the property at the time, but had previously been transient,” the Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office wrote in the post.
On Wednesday, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced that investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit were involved in an incident in which law enforcement officers shot and killed a man near Weippe on Wednesday morning.
Members of the unit, along with officers from several local law enforcement agencies, served a search warrant at 244 Rouleau Loop at around 8:45 a.m. While securing the scene, officers encountered a man who brandished a handgun, according to the press release.
Preliminary evidence indicates the man initially pointed the gun at himself and later pointed it at officers, the release said. Two officers fired their weapons, striking the man.
The man died at the scene and the officers were not injured, the release said.
The incident is still under investigation by the Region Two Officer Involved Critical Incident Task Force.
This story was originally published June 10, 2020 at 6:02 PM.
