Police arrest 21-year-old man accused of driving around Boise, firing gun at houses
Law enforcement arrested a man accused of driving around Boise and shooting a gun out of his car on Saturday night.
Officers responded shortly after 9:30 p.m. to two 911 calls reporting gunshots near Ustick and North Five Mile roads., according to a Boise Police Department news release.
Police said they found evidence indicating a man had fired shots from a car while driving down the street.
The gunfire hit the window of a home in the 11000 block of West Goldenrod Avenue, according to police.
Officers secured the area and began a search for the suspect.
Law enforcement then received a second call just before 10 p.m. of gunshots about two miles away, in the 9000 block of West Lancelot Avenue, according to the release.
“Evidence indicates a white male suspect wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt was driving a maroon or burgundy sedan and fired shots toward a home,” police said.
Law enforcement responded to a third incident at 10:45 p.m., about five miles from the second incident at a home in the 8000 block of Morning Mist Court, according to the release.
“Evidence indicates the suspect approached a home, rang the doorbell, and attempted to open the door,” police said.
Police said officers arrested a 21-year-old Boise man at the third scene who appeared under the influence of alcohol and whose car “matched the description of the vehicle in the previous shots fired call.”
Officers located a firearm inside his car and noted bullet holes in his windshield, according to the release.
Police said there were no reported injuries in any incident, and no additional homes were damaged.
The suspect was booked in the Ada County Jail on two felony counts of unlawfully discharging a weapon at a house, occupied building or vehicle, as well as a misdemeanor for driving under the influence, according to jail records.
