UPDATE (Sept. 20, 4 p.m.): Jacob Williams, who was arrested on Thursday for allegedly firing several shots outside a Meridian gym, has also been charged with burglary in Garden City.
According to Garden City Police, Williams was seen on a surveillance video breaking into a building on Glenwood Street while holding a firearm and baton just before 7 a.m. on Thursday. Williams did not take anything and was seen leaving the building after a few minutes.
UPDATE (Sept. 19, 4 p.m.): Meridian Police has identified 34-year-old Jacob Williams of Boise as the suspect in the Thursday morning shooting in Merdian. Williams was located at a residence on the 5200 block of North Brookfield Place in Boise, where he was taken into custody.
Williams was arrested and transported to Ada County Jail for one count of felony malicious injury to property and three counts of felony aggravated assault.
UPDATE (Sept. 19, 1:15 p.m.): Meridian Police confirmed that they have a person of interest in custody. No further information has been released.
Meridian Police are searching for a suspect who fired several shots outside of the Mecca gym around 7:20 a.m. Thursday morning.
The gym is in a busy shopping center at the intersection of Eagle Rd. and Ustick Rd. Several businesses were blocked off Thursday morning while police investigated. Many have since reopened, including the Mecca gym which reopened at 1 p.m.
According to Meridian Police, people inside the Mecca gym noticed an individual outside who was "acting suspiciously". Some gym goers confronted the man and police say the suspect then produced a baton and eventually a handgun before firing off several shots.
Police say no one was struck by the gun fire and there are no reported injuries, but the suspect is still on the run.
Police say he is described as between 5'10"- 6' tall, with a brown short mohawk hairstyle, and was last seen wearing gray sweatpants and a dark hoodie. He left the parking lot heading north in a white Dodge Ram pickup truck.
Police do not believe there is an active threat in the area. If you see someone who matches the suspect description you are urged not to approach him, and instead contact police at (208) 377-6790.
