Canyon County investigating officer-involved shooting that killed Murphy man
A deputy-involved shooting near Murphy left a 54-year-old man dead after two Owyhee County Sheriff deputies tried to serve a restraining order on Monday.
At approximately 3:30 p.m. the pair of deputies were at the 16000 block of Rim Rock Lane, near a town about 25 miles south of Nampa, to serve Charles Corey Castro a civil protection order from his wife, Canyon County Sheriff Kieran Donahue said during a press conference on Tuesday.
Castro was killed after he “became agitated and charged at the deputies with a weapon,” according to a press release from Canyon County. Before shooting Castro, the officers ordered him to drop his weapon several times, according to the release, but he refused. Castro was pronounced dead at the scene.
“This is not a result that we’d like to see happen,” Donahue said. “We don’t want to see this happen. Unfortunately, it did happen, and now our job is to take our time and thoroughly examine the facts — and treat this as what it is, a criminal investigation.”
Donahue didn’t disclose the name of Castro’s wife to protect her privacy, but he confirmed that she filed the order Friday. Castro’s wife was also present during the shooting, Donahue said.
“(The Owhyee Sheriff’s Office) had responded to this residence on multiple occasions for disturbances in recent weeks of up to six or seven times,” Donahue said during the press conference.
The Critical Incident Task Force is investigating the incident, with the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office acting as the lead agency.
Castro served 14 years in state prison for lewd conduct with a child under 16 and was a registered sex offender, according to court records. He was released from the Idaho Department of Correction in 2012.
Castro had a history of domestic violence, battery and petty theft allegations, according to records. He was also interviewed by law enforcement after the disappearance of a Boise woman nearly 30 years ago.
The two deputies have been placed on paid administrative leave, Donahue said. He said their names will be released in the coming days.
This story was originally published January 4, 2022 at 12:11 PM.
