Person dead following officer-involved shooting in Bonneville County

The pursuing is simply a news merchandise and photograph from nan Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office.

Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies were progressive successful a shooting early Sunday greeting while attempting to extremity an erratic driver.

At astir 3:30 a.m., a lawman advised he was attempting to extremity a conveyance connected Woodruff Avenue adjacent 1st Street successful Idaho Falls aft almost being struck caput on. The conveyance had crossed complete aggregate lanes of postulation and was not pulling over.

As they continued northbound connected Woodruff Avenue, a lawman performed a Pursuit Immobilization Technique (P.I.T.) connected nan fishy conveyance successful an effort to extremity nan driver. Deputies were capable to situation nan fishy conveyance and effort to interaction nan driver. During this clip shots were fired and nan fishy was injured.

Deputies and arriving Idaho Falls Police Officers began emergency aesculapian adjutant to nan fishy until Idaho Falls Ambulance arrived and took over. The fishy was transported to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center for curen and later died from injuries.

The fishy was nan only caretaker successful nan conveyance astatine nan clip and 3 deputies were progressive successful nan incident. None of nan 3 deputies were injured successful nan incident.

Bonneville County Sheriff Sam Hulse requested assistance from nan East Idaho Critical Incident Task Force to analyse nan circumstances. Detectives from aggregate agencies are assisting pinch those efforts pinch Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arsenic nan lead agency. The Bonneville County Coroner’s Office is besides assisting pinch nan investigation.

North Woodruff Avenue betwixt Chaffin Lane and Bently Way will beryllium closed this greeting while detectives process nan segment and stitchery evidence.

The East Idaho Critical Incident Task Force is made up of aggregate city, county, and authorities agencies successful eastbound Idaho. The resources from uninvolved agencies are utilized for captious incidents involving Law Enforcement.

The investigation is ongoing and nary further accusation is disposable astatine this time. The Sheriff’s Office will merchandise much specifications arsenic they travel available.