Boise Police Release Chilling Footage of Downtown Shooting [Video]

Editor's Note: For the past year, the case surrounding this recently released video has been followed closely by many members of our community and we recognize that incidents like this do not happen in our community often. A life was lost and cannot be brought back--the video is considered graphic and contains violence, shooting, and strong language. Viewer discretion is advised. 

A ruling on Police Accountability was released this afternoon surrounding a case from last summer.

You may recall the incident that took place on June 23rd of 2023--an officer involved shooting downtown Boise rocked the city as just minutes after bars had closed and hundreds of citizens were in the streets and headed home for the night.

Shots rang out just yards from one of downtown Boise's busiest intersections and it ended in a fatality.

This afternoon, along with accountability findings, the following video was released.

Here is a look at what was released this afternoon by Boise Police. 

The incident that took place in downtown Boise was tragic. 

Prosecutors from Gooding County reviewed all evidence in this case and determined that the Idaho officer who shot the fleeing suspect was acing within the bounds of Idaho law. The decision was based around the officer acting in self-defense and in  defense of the public.

The report also offered suggestions on how this could have been handled differently--which included critiques of tactical decisions made and cited 'lack of operational oversight'.

Learn more about the case, step-by-step, as outlined in the publicly shared body cam footage and report, below: