Deputies responded to a home at about 2:30 a.m. A man was barricaded inside the home who had fired multiple times at deputies from inside. Deputies reportedly attempted negotiations for a surrender with the man who continued firing from inside the home toward them. They shot and killed him.
Agency: Bingham County Sheriff's Office
Motive: man barricaded himself in home
Confrontation Type: Domestic Disturbance
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Bruce Diehl
Death Date: February 14, 2021
County: Bingham
Geography: Rural
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6604