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Sheriff: Rifle-wielding woman shot by officers dies

Sheriff Shaun Gough said the woman pointed the rifle at officers and ignored commands to put the weapon down.
Credit: Terhune, Katie

GOODING, Idaho - Authorities say a woman who was shot after she pointed a rifle at police east of Gooding Tuesday afternoon has died from her injuries at a Boise hospital.

Gooding County Sheriff Shaun Gough says deputies and officers with the Gooding Police Department responded at around 4:39 p.m. Tuesday to a domestic dispute in the area of 1900 South 2200 East and found a woman standing in the road holding a rifle.

Gough says the woman pointed the rifle at officers and ignored commands to put the rifle down. After several minutes of dialogue with the woman, officers fired their weapons, wounding the woman.

Kerry Lee Nield, 53, was transported to North Canyon Medical Center, and later flown to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. She died of her injuries around 5 a.m. Wednesday.

The Ada County coroner says Nield died from a gunshot to the abdomen.

No officers or deputies were injured during the altercation. The names of those involved are not been made public at this time.

The Twin Falls Police Department is leading the investigation as part of the Magic Valley Critical Incident Task Force.

“These types of investigations take time to conduct," said Twin Falls Police Lt. Terry Thueson. "There were multiple officers and deputies on scene that all need to be interviewed, potential witnesses that must be interviewed, forensic evidence to retrieve and evaluate, lab results that take time to return, and video footage from body cameras and dash cameras that must be reviewed. We greatly appreciate the patience of the communities involved while we work through this investigation.”

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