Suspect in Idaho county courthouse shooting confirmed dead after injuring three, police say

Three people are hurt following a shooting in the downtown area of Wallace, Idaho.

Police responded to reports of gunfire at the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office around 2:30 p.m. local time Friday, Sheriff William Eddy said at a press conference. Multiple agencies responded, and the suspected shooter is now dead.

An officer sustained an injury to his ear and two women were shot in the leg while inside a vehicle near the county building. All three have “minor injuries,” Eddy said.

Following an “officer-involved shooting,” the suspect was pronounced dead around 4:15 p.m. local time in the lobby of the building, according to Eddy. The suspected attacker had “several guns,” he said. No further information has been revealed about the suspect.

SWAT units were deployed to the area after the shooting was reported.

The Mineral County Sheriff's Office also said it dispatched reinforcements to assist in the neighboring county and asked people to stay away from the downtown area. Mineral County is located in northwestern Montana.

“The online reports of an active shooter at the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office in Wallace, Idaho are accurate,” Mineral County Sheriff's Office said a Facebook post. “We are sending reinforcement to help our neighbor. Please pray for all law enforcement.”

Wallace is a small historical city, located about an hour and a half drive east of Spokane, in the Silver Valley along Interstate 90 near the Montana border.

SWAT units were deployed to the area after the shooting was reported (Getty Images)

Around 800 people live in Wallace, according to Census data.

Local news outlets reported that police formed a perimeter near the Shoshone County Sheriff's Office during the incident. The Shoshone County Courthouse, sheriff’s office and county jail are all located within the same building.

Several local businesses in the downtown area reported a heavy law enforcement presence in the area, according to local news outlets.

The owner of a nearby Ace Hardware said the suspected shooter fired into his building before entering the sheriff’s office, according to the Shoshone News-Press.

Another witness who was inside a nearby grocery store told KREM 2 News she heard “some shots fired” in the area.