Around 3:07 p.m., a Nampa officer conducted a traffic stop near the Family Dollar. During the stop, one officer got in a fight with the passenger of the vehicle and was stabbed in the face by the man. The other officer shot and killed Leonel Salinas.
Agency: Nampa Police Department
Motive: Traffic violation
Confrontation Type: Traffic Stop
Service Call: No
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Leonel Salinas
Death Date: December 18, 2020
County: Canyon
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Race: Hispanic
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6446