GARDEN CITY, Idaho — **UPDATE**
There have been two arrests made following the shooting. Dylan Gilchrest, age 18, of Garden City was arrested for Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm. He was transported to the Ada County Jail and will be arraigned at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 10th.
The second arrest was a 16-year-old male juvenile whose name is not being released due to his age, he was charged with Attempted Murder and 2 counts of Aggravated Assault.
Following the incident, the officers involved in this incident have been placed on routine paid administrative leave.
** ORIGINAL STORY**
A large police presence is visible at the scene of a shooting in Garden City. The incident happened Wednesday morning on the 9000 block of Stoneham Drive, not far from McCleary's Pub on State Street.
Cory Stambaugh, interim chief of the Garden City Police Department, said in a news conference that police responded to reports of a shooting at approximately 9:30am on Wednesday.
Shots were fired by a person in a home in the 9200 block of Stoneham Drive in Garden City.
Two responding officers also fired their weapons.
After removing a person safely from the house, the suspect was taken into police custody. Police report there were no injuries at the scene.
The Ada County Critical Task Force has been deployed to continue the investigation into the incident.
A man who was delivering door fliers near the house when gunfire started told Idaho News 6 that he heard over a dozen shots before the police arrived and that he dropped to the ground to avoid possible injury.
Neighbors who witnessed the incident tell Idaho News 6 that the shooter is a good person who struggles with mental health problems.
