BOISE — A suspect turned herself in to the police following a shooting that sent one man to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
According to the Boise Police Department, at approximately 12:45 a.m. Sunday, officers were called to the area between W. Belmont St. and S. Longmont Ave. After arriving at the scene, police found a male with two gunshot wounds.
BPD and Ada County Paramedics treated the patient at the scene before he was transported to St. Alphonsus Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Boise State University issued an emergency alert at 2:09 a.m. Sunday, stating that BPD was searching for a suspect involved in the shooting.
The alert detailed a description of the suspect, "a Hispanic female in her mid-20s, approximately 5 feet 3 inches tall and 120 pounds, with brown eyes, black hair, and facial tattoos."
The public was asked to avoid the area and to remain alert.
Then, at 4:43 a.m. Sunday, the university issued another alert stating that Boise Police had taken a suspect into custody and that normal campus operations would resume.
Police identified the suspect as 21-year-old Sophie Rains of Boise, Idaho.
"There is no additional information indicating an ongoing concern related to this incident," the alert said.
BPD confirms that Rains eventually turned herself in to the Boise Police station and is facing a felony aggravated battery charge.
