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Authorities identify victims of small plane crash in Nampa neighborhood

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UPDATE (as of 7:26 p.m. on July 28):
The Canyon County Coroner's Office has identified the individuals who died following a plane crash in Nampa, as Jestene Leroy, age 30, and Brandon Leroy, age 43.

Both were pronounced dead on scene, having sustained multiple blunt force injuries.

The investigation into this incident is ongoing.


ORIGINAL STORY:
Three people, including a 23-month-old boy, died Sunday when a small plane crashed into an outbuilding in a residential neighborhood shortly after takeoff from Nampa Municipal Airport.

The crash occurred at approximately 5:41 p.m. when the aircraft, identified with tail number N5764H, went down in the 200 block of North Venice Street, according to the Nampa Police Department.

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First responders arrived to find the small plane had struck an unoccupied outbuilding. Two of the victims were pronounced dead on the scene, while 23-month-old Paxton LeRoy was pulled from the wreckage.

Officials say LeRoy was pronounced dead at St. Luke's Medical Center in Boise around 6:20 p.m.

Watch to learn how neighbors responded to the crash:

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The Canyon County Coroner has not yet identified the two other victims who died in the crash. No injuries were reported on the ground.

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board arrived Monday to begin their examination of the crash site.