A gunman opened fire inside the Shoshone County Sheriff's Office in Wallace, Idaho, injuring an officer and two women before law enforcement killed him.
The incident took place around 2:30 p.m. on Friday at the county's sheriff's office lobby, which was open to the public at the time.
According to Shoshone County Sheriff William Eddy, the suspect entered the lobby and began firing, striking the officer and the women who were seated in a pickup parked outside.
The shooter fired through the windshield of the vehicle, hitting each woman in the leg, while the officer received a minor wound that Eddy described as "just nicking" the ear.
Eddy said the two women were hit in the leg, and that the officer was struck by a single bullet that caused a superficial injury.
Law enforcement from surrounding agencies and the FBI arrived on the scene shortly after the shooting began, according to Sheriff Eddy.
The suspect was pronounced deceased at 4:15 p.m. after officers engaged him and fired at him, bringing the confrontation to an end.
Sheriff Eddy stated that the shooting remains under investigation and that a detailed timeline of events had not yet been established.
"The suspect entered the sheriff's office lobby and began firing." Eddy said at a news conference.
The sheriff's office lobby was open to the public when the suspect entered, and the building was located in Wallace, a small town of about 800 residents in northern Idaho, roughly 80 miles east of Spokane, Washington.
Eddy added that the suspect's name had not been released to the public at the time of the briefing.
The incident has raised questions about security protocols at the sheriff's office and the safety of officers during public-facing operations.
Local officials are expected to release additional information as the investigation progresses, but no further details were available at the time of this report.
Key takeaways
- An officer and two women sustained minor injuries during a shooting at the Shoshone County Sheriff's Office.
- The suspect entered the lobby and fired through a pickup's windshield, striking the victims before being killed by police.
- The investigation is ongoing, and the suspect's identity has not yet been disclosed.
The shooting has left the Wallace community shaken, and authorities are working to provide answers as the investigation unfolds.
