NAMPA, Idaho — The man killed in a police shooting in Nampa on Tuesday has been identified by the Canyon County Coroner’s Officeas 26-year-old Josiah Gilliam of Boise.
The Nampa Police Department says the shooting happened at 2:03 p.m. near North 21st Street and Industrial Road during a traffic stop involving a suspect with a felony warrant.
Police say the suspect, now identified as Gilliam, refused commands and "produced a handgun" during the stop, prompting two responding officers to open fire.
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Gilliam, who was sitting in the passenger seat, died at the scene. The driver of the vehicle was struck in the hands, but those injuries are said to not be life-threatening.
No officers were injured.
The Canyon County Critical Incident Task Force (CITF) responded to the incident, and Caldwell Police are investigating the shooting.
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