Update: Boise police locate vehicle sought in relation to shooting investigation
The Boise Police Department on Wednesday identified Kip Paporello, a 23-year veteran of law enforcement, as the one who shot aggravated battery suspect Jeremy Waste on Monday night, after police said Waste threatened officers with a knife.
Police had been searching for Waste, 30, after he allegedly stabbed his father in the neck multiple times last Friday. His father was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said in a press release.
Two officers located Waste in southeast Boise on Monday evening, and he tried to flee and then charged at them with a knife in his hands, according to police. Officers made several attempts to avoid dangerous contact with Waste by repositioning themselves behind a police vehicle, Ada County Deputy Prosecutor Garrett Swenson said at an arraignment hearing Tuesday.
Paporello then shot and injured Waste at the scene because he kept charging, police said. Officers provided life-saving care before paramedics arrived and took Waste to a hospital, according to a news release.
The two officers involved in the incident were not injured and are on paid administrative leave, which is standard department policy, according to the release.
Waste arrived at his arraignment on Tuesday with one arm in a cast. He is in custody at the Ada County Jail with a bond set at $300,000 for the alleged attack on his father and at $1.5 million for the charges related to Monday night’s altercation with police.
He has preliminary hearings scheduled for Dec. 2 and Dec. 5.
Boise police find minivan
Boise police on Wednesday said they were looking for a vehicle as part of what they called an ongoing investigation into incidents prior to the shooting Monday night. In a Friday morning news release, police announced they had located the 2001 Honda Odyssey.
Boise police spokesperson Haley Williams told the Statesman in a text that the vehicle was found on Wednesday night near the 6500 block of Federal Way, which is less than a quarter of a mile from the shooting scene.
“The vehicle has been taken into evidence,” police said in the release. “Thank you to everyone who called in tips about the vehicle.”
This story was originally published November 23, 2022 at 4:36 PM.
