Ada coroner releases name of Washington man fatally shot in Boise hotel last month
The Ada County Coroner’s Office has identified a man shot and killed last month in Boise.
Gamaliel Nava Garzon, 42, of Kennewick, Washington, died in the emergency room at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center after he was shot inside a hotel near the Boise mall, according to a news release from the coroner’s office.
Police were called to the hotel in the 7000 block of Emerald Street and found Garzon before taking him to the hospital.
Hospital staffers attempted life-saving measures, but Garzon was pronounced dead at about 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 30. He died from a single gunshot wound, and the death was ruled a homicide.
After Garzon’s death, Idaho police arrested Eava June-McCarthy, 18, of Nampa, on accusations of second-degree murder and destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence. Boise detectives believe that June-McCarthy and Garzon knew each other.
June-McCarthy’s preliminary court hearing is set for Nov. 20 in Boise. She has yet to enter a plea to either of her charges.
As of Friday, June-McCarthy was still in the custody of the Ada County Jail on $2 million bail.
This story was originally published November 13, 2020 at 10:14 AM.
