BOISE, Idaho — The City of Star announced on Monday that a candlelight vigil is planned for Ada County Sheriff's Deputy Tobin Bolter, who died after being shot Saturday night while conducting a traffic stop in Boise. Also, for the injured deputy who recently has been released from the hospital.
In a social media post, the City of Star stated that it was "a sad day for our Treasure Valley Community." The vigil will be held at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, near the Hunter's Creek Park flagpole. Blue light and electric candles are welcome.
"Please join us as we pray for Deputy Bolter and those who knew and loved him, and also for the Deputy still in the hospital," they stated.
The Ada County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) said the deputy had a vehicle pulled over near West Overland Road and North Raymond Street on April 20 just before 9 p.m. when the suspect in the vehicle shot the deputy in the neck and drove off.
Police said a witness saw the shooting and called 911 before performing CPR on the deputy, who was then taken to Saint Alphonsus.
The Boise Police Department (BPD) said the suspect's vehicle was found near South Dorian and West Roosevelt streets around 9:30 p.m. but no one was inside.
The suspect, a 65-year-old man believed to be from Boise, was later shot and killed after a confrontation with officers nearby. In a news conference, police said although the suspect did have a $3,000 warrant out for his arrest, they do not know why he shot the deputy, nor did they identify him. Police said he had a handgun in his possession.
Officers said they eventually located the suspect nearby on South Jackson Street outside a home and tried to get him to surrender.
A Code Red alert was sent to people living in the area, and Chief Winegar said officers also made personal contact with neighbors notify them as well.
Shortly after midnight, officers said the suspect opened fire on them, and a Boise police officer returned fire and shot him. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The Ada County Coroner's Office said Deputy Bolter's cause of death was a gunshot wound to the neck.
As police were responding to the scene of the shooting, officers said another deputy, Dallas Denney, was on their way to the area when they were involved in a crash with another car and a power pole near South Meridian Road and East Amity Road. Deputy Denney was taken to Saint Al's and their condition is stable.
Clifford said during a press conference Deputy Bolter was 27 years old and had been with the sheriff's office since January, having previously worked at the Meridian Police Department and the Pleasant Hill Police Department in California.
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