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Tobin Bolter, an Idaho sheriff’s deputy died after being shot by a driver during a traffic stop, and a man believed to be the shooting suspect was later fatally shot by police, authorities said Sunday.
Tobin Bolter was just 27 years old.
Deputy Bolter had only served with the Ada County Sheriff’s Office for four months.
He had a total of seven years law enforcement experience and had previously served with the Meridian Police Department and the Pleasant Hill Police Department in California.
What happened
Tobin Bolter pulled over a gray Chevy Suburban in Boise just before 9 p.m. and was shot as he approached the driver’s window, the Ada County Sheriff’s Office said.
The driver, a 65-year-old man who was wanted on a misdemeanor warrant, sped away after the shooting, Ada County Sheriff Matt Clifford said.
A citizen who witnessed Bolter get shot called 911 and rushed to the wounded deputy to perform CPR until medics arrived.
Bolter was then rushed to Saint Alphonsus Medical Regional Center in Boise, where he died on Sunday.
Boise police quickly located the suspect’s vehicle unoccupied and later found a man believed to be the suspect outside a home during a search of the area, Boise Police Chief Ron Winegar said.
The man refused to surrender to the police’s tactical unit, and shortly after midnight fired at officers, Winegar said.
One officer returned fire, striking the man.
