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Nampa man dies in hospital after being shot, coroner releases identity of victim

Police say that they believe it was gang related.

BOISE, Idaho — A man in Nampa died from injuries sustained from a gunshot wound Saturday night, according to the Nampa Police Department (NPD). 

On Saturday, Nov. 26 at around 11:30 p.m., police were called to a location close to 17000  N. Pegram Way in Nampa regarding a shooting. According to a press release from Nampa Police, when law enforcement arrived, they found a 20-year-old man who had been shot. 

On Tuesday the Ada County Coroner identified the 20-year-old as Isaac Bernal, who died from a homicide by a gunshot wound, the coroner said in a news release.

According to previous police news release, once officers arrived and found Bernal, they attempted to help him until an ambulance could arrive. The coroner said Bernal died at the scene after life-saving measures were unsuccessful.

The police said that they think this is a gang-related shooting and do not think anyone else is in danger at this time. 

Nampa police detectives are asking the public for any information related to the shooting and to please come forward. The investigation is still ongoing and anyone with information will remain anonymous. People can contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 208-343-COPS (2677) or on the website at 343COPS.com

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