Suspect in hospital after early-morning police shooting near downtown Boise bars
A suspect is in life-threatening condition after an early-morning police shooting in downtown Boise.
After 2 a.m. Saturday, Boise police officers approached a “suspicious vehicle” with people inside it as part of an investigation, according to a news release. The vehicle was near 5th and Main streets, just adjacent to a stretch of the city’s popular late-night bars.
After officers “attempted to make contact” with the vehicle occupants, one person “fled on foot toward Idaho Street holding a firearm,” according to the release.
“Officers chased the suspect and gave commands for the suspect to stop, which were disregarded,” according to the release. “One BPD officer fired his duty weapon. The suspect was struck and injured. A firearm was recovered next to the suspect.”
Police administered medical care after the shooting, according to the release, and Ada County paramedics took the suspect to a Boise hospital.
Police contacted three people in connection with the “suspicious” vehicle, police spokesperson Haley Williams told the Statesman in an email. One person was arrested on a narcotics-related charge, a second was released at the scene and the third is the individual who was shot, she said. The hospitalized suspect has not been charged because they are still receiving medical care, she added.
No officers were injured in the incident, according to the release. The officer who fired his weapon was placed on administrative leave, per standard practice.
The Ada County Sheriff’s Office has begun a Critical Incident Task Force investigation into the shooting, according to the release.
This story was originally published June 24, 2023 at 11:33 AM.
