Police shooting in Lewiston leaves man injured. Idaho State Police investigating
There were no fatalities in a police shooting early Thursday morning in the Lewiston Orchards neighborhood of Lewiston.
A 32-year-old man was shot by officers at the roundabout at Powers Avenue, 14th Street and Thain Road after he allegedly refused to submit to a traffic stop and fired a gun at an officer, according to a news release from the Idaho State Police.
The man wasn’t named in the release. He was taken to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, it said.
No police officers or other residents were injured.
The incident started just before 2 a.m. Thursday when a Lewiston Police Department officer attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation. That took place at the 300 block of Thain Road, according to Carol Maurer, public information officer for Lewiston. The vehicle didn’t stop and fled toward Powers Avenue. At the roundabout, the driver fired a gun at an officer and continued to travel east to Powers Avenue, according to the release.
Additional officers arrived to assist, and officers from both Lewiston and the Nez Perce County Sheriff’s Department were “included” in the shooting, according to the release.
The driver was taken into custody and officers provided medical aid until the Lewiston Fire Department “arrived and assumed treatment,” the release said.
Roads near the traffic circle at Powers Avenue and Thain Road were closed until about 10 a.m. Thursday while the investigation was conducted. Police tape blocked off the area at the roundabout as Idaho State Police, Lewiston Police Department and Nez Perce County Sheriff’s Office authorities cleared the scene.
Maurer said there were no initial reports of property damage from the shooting, but it will be part of the investigation.
The officer involved in the shooting hasn’t been named, but Maurer said that person was placed on leave, which is standard after a critical incident.
Maurer said the name of the 32-year-old involved in the shooting won’t be released until after criminal charges are filed. ISP will review the incident and give the report to the prosecutor’s office, according to its spokesperson, Aaron Snell.
Detectives from Idaho State Police are leading a Critical Incident Task Force investigation.