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Police investigate attempted murder-suicide involving Matt Rissell, founder of TSheets

Posted at 12:25 PM, May 04, 2023
and last updated 2023-05-06 13:50:07-04

EAGLE, Idaho — UPDATE: Eagle police are investigating what appears to be an attempted murder-suicide in the Wedgewood Estates subdivision in Eagle.

The Ada County Sheriff's Office says that initial information suggests 46-year-old Matt Rissel shot a woman and then turned the gun on himself. The Sheriff's Office says the two knew each other.

Detectives are working to figure out what exactly happened and the case is still under active investigation.

ORIGINAL STORY: Police were at the Banbury subdivision in Eagle early on May 4 investigating a shooting that had occurred the previous night.

Eagle Police received reports of shots fired inside a home in the Chinden Blvd./ S. Locust Grove Road area around midnight.

When they arrived, police found 46-year-old Matthew Rissell deceased and an adult woman badly injured. Police are reporting that the two knew each other.

The coroner's report released later that afternoon confirmed that Rissell had died by suicide.

Rissell was the founder of TSheets, a large web service company that sold to Intuit in 2018.

The woman was transported to a local hospital where she is currently being treated for life-threatening injuries.

No other victims have been identified and the Ada County Sheriff's Office is reporting there is no active threat to public safety.

As the investigation progresses, Idaho News 6 will continue with updates on this story.