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Police release details of sequence of events for
recent Sandpoint shooting |
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July 17, 2014 |
Bonner County Sheriff's Office has released
information regarding the sequence of events
occurring during the officer-involved shooting
near the Sandpoint hospital on July 8.
According to Detective Sergeant Gary Johnston,
on the evening of July 8, around 9:00 p.m., a
man entered the lobby of the Emergency
Department of Bonner General Hospital in
Sandpoint. This man stated his wife was outside
in their vehicle, armed with a knife, acting
erratically and aggressively. The man stated his
wife was threatening to attack anyone who tried
to approach her, and he did not now what to do
or where to take her for help. After a few
minutes, he left the Emergency Department lobby.
The hospital staff initiated a lockdown of the
hospital, and at 9:12 p.m. hospital staff
contacted Bonner County dispatch. The call was
dispatched a minute later, and at 9:15 p.m.
three Sandpoint police officers responded in two
marked patrol units.
The officers located the vehicle, a white Chevy
Astro Van, parked on 3rd Street in front of the
hospitl Emergency Department. According to the
police report, Jeanette Riley immediately exited
the van, armed with a knife, and engaged the
officers. The police report states she was
non-compliant, refused to drop the knife, and
refused to stop approaching the officers.
Bonner County dispatch received a report at 9:16
p.m. that shots had been fired.
"Officers secured the knife and immediately
began life-saving measures," said Detective
Sergeant Johnston. "Nearby EMS and medical staff
were summoned. Riley was rushed into the
[Emergency Department] where she succumbed to
her injuries and was pronounced dead."
According the Sheriff's office, two of the three
responding Sandpoint Police officers fired their
weapons, firing a total of five shots. Riley was
shot in very close proximity of the officers,
although her exact distance from the officers is
not yet being released.
The Bonner County Sheriff's Office is the lead
agency investigating this incident involving
Sandpoint City police officers. The Sheriff's
Office is askiing that anyone who feels they may
have additional information regarding this case
to contact Detective Sergeant Johnson at the
Sheriff's Office. |
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