An apartment complex on the 100 block of Clubhouse Circle in Idaho Falls. | Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com.
IDAHO FALLS — An Idaho Falls man is dead after a brief shootout with police that began as an argument in the 100 block of Clubhouse Circle.
The man has not yet been identified.
According to a statement from Idaho Falls Police, officers responded to the apartment complex for a report of a man armed with a gun causing a disturbance.
“The caller reported that the man had pointed the gun at her, had been acting erratically, had made suicidal statements, and had left the apartment armed with the gun,” according to the police statement.
Responding officers found the man outside the second-floor apartment and tried to speak with him, giving him commands “so he could be taken into custody,” police said. At one point, police attempted to use a police K9 to apprehend the suspect, “but that was unsuccessful,” according to the police statement.
The exchange of gunfire was the second officer-involved shooting on Tuesday night. Another occurred in Shelley.
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“The caller reported that the man was pounding on the door trying to get inside,” according to police. “Emergency communications officers advised the caller, and children inside the residence, to stay inside and to shelter in place away from the door.”
The man displayed a gun and made threatening statements to officers, then fired a shot at officers, according to police.
“Two Idaho Falls Police officers returned fire with their service weapons, striking the suspect,” The statement reads. “Officers were not struck by the shot fired by the man.”
Once the scene was safe, EMS personnel from Idaho Falls Fire responded to provide aid and transport the man to the hospital.
“The man was declared deceased at the hospital,” police officials told EastIdahoNews.com.
According to IFP, the East Idaho Critical Incident Taskforce (EICIT) “responded to conduct an external investigation into the shooting. The EICIT is a team of investigators and professional staff from local law enforcement agencies who investigate police use of force and other critical incidents.”
The names of the officers involved have not yet been made available.
The Rexburg Police Department is leading the investigation with assistance from other regional law enforcement agencies, according to the IFP statement. “The investigation will be reviewed by the Bonneville County Prosecutor’s Office to determine if the officers’ actions were justified under the law.”
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