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Teen suspect in Kuna standoff dies

Posted at 2:51 PM, Aug 29, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-29 16:54:53-04

A teen boy involved in a Friday afternoon standoff with police in Kuna has died. 

According to the Ada County Coroner, Christian Alexander Page, 14, was pronounced dead at 7:05 pm on August 27, 2016 at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Boise. 

According to reports, Page was taken to the hospital after being involved in an hours-long standoff with police.

The standoff started when police tried to make contact with Page inside the home of a friend.  

Page was wanted in connection to multiple crimes in the area including the theft of two guns belonging to a family member. 

Crisis negotiators were on the phone with Page for hours. It was only after police learned of a gunshot that they entered the home. The boy was then taken to the hospital with a self-inflicted gunshot