Two Sandpoint City police officers shot
in early morning incident |
12:26 p.m.
March 5, 2018 |
Two officers of the Sandpoint Police Department
responded to a call for service at 3:10 a.m.
this morning at a residence in Ridley Village.
Responding officers made contact with the
reporting party. During contact, the suspect
stepped out of the residence and began firing at
officers. According to Sandpoint Police Chief
Corey Coon, officers returned fire. Both
officers on scene were struck. One officer was
transported to Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur
d'Alene and has been in surgery. The second
officer was transported to Bonner General
Hospital in Sandpoint.
The male suspect has been reported as being
dead, however specific details on his death have
not yet been released.
According to Sandpoint City Administrator
Jennifer Stapleton, both officers sustained
serious injuries, both are expected to survive.
While the incident was still active, police sent
notification to the public asking that residents
in the area around Ridley Village remain in
their residences for safety, due to the active
events and the heavy law enforcement presence.
At this time, Ridley Village Road and the
surrounding area is now open and residents may
return. Foot traffic only is allowed at the
apartment complex at 950 Ridley Village Road.
Apartments 1 - 4 at that location are still
inaccesible at this time, according to police
reports.
Access to schools in the area were affected by
the incident. Forrest Bird Charter School is
closed today. Sandpoint High and Middle Schools
are open but out of concern for full safety,
those schools initiated lockout procedures.
The scence has been turned over to the North
Idaho Critical Incident Task Force. Sandpoint
City Police plan to release further information
regarding this incident later this afternoon.
The maps below show the location of this
incident.
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