Overview
- Officials say the gunman shot two women in a pickup outside, then entered the lobby and fired toward dispatch before being shot by officers.
- The women were hit in the legs and a deputy suffered a wound to the ear; all injuries were described as minor.
- The incident began around 2:30 p.m. and the suspect was pronounced dead at 4:15 p.m., according to Sheriff William Eddy.
- A large multi-agency response brought SWAT units and federal officers to the joint sheriff’s office–courthouse–jail complex in downtown Wallace.
- Kootenai County and Coeur d’Alene police are conducting the criminal probe, with Idaho State Police reviewing the officer-involved shooting; the suspect’s identity and motive have not been released.