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Three Injured in Idaho Sheriff’s Office Shooting as 77-Year-Old Suspect Is Killed

Authorities report no known motive, with separate agencies now directing parallel investigations.

Overview

  • The suspected gunman was identified as John Drake, believed to be about 77, who was fatally shot after a standoff and pronounced dead at 4:15 p.m.
  • Officials say the attacker fired into a pickup on the street, wounding two women in the legs, then entered the lobby and shot toward the dispatch area.
  • Three people were injured and described as having minor wounds, and an officer’s ear injury was later attributed to flying glass rather than a gunshot.
  • A large response brought at least eight agencies, including a SWAT team, to the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office in Wallace.
  • Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office and Coeur d’Alene Police are handling the criminal case, while Idaho State Police review the officer-involved shooting, and investigators have not identified a motive.