Update: Boise police arrest suspect wanted in Nampa hotel shooting death

Boise police on Friday arrested the suspect in a shooting death from earlier in the day in Nampa.

Nampa police were searching for the man suspected of involvement in the shooting death of a man Friday morning.

About 9:10 a.m., police responded to several calls of shots fired and the possibility of an injury in the parking lot of a hotel in the 4100 block of East Flamingo Ave., according to Nampa police in a news release. When police arrived, they located a deceased man with gunshot wounds.

Police identified the suspect as Saengutone Ty Maria, 33, of Nampa — and Nampa police said they considered him armed and dangerous. He was arrested later in the day by Boise police, according to an emailed statement to the media from Nampa police.

Maria was booked in the Canyon County Jail on a first-degree murder charge, according to jail records.

The identity of the victim was not released. The investigation is considered ongoing, according to police.

Nampa police asked anyone with witness information to contact Det. Kyle Ferrari at 208-468-5633.

Reporter Sally Krutzig contributed.

This story was originally published August 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM.