One person shot and killed by police in Twin Falls, officials confirm

UPDATE: According to the Twin Falls Police Department, at approximately 1:07 p.m. on Wednesday, officers responded to St. Luke’s Magic Valley Hospital to meet with the victim of a stabbing.

A suspect in the stabbing was identified by police and located at a residence in the 600 block of Washington Street North in Twin Falls. At approximately 4:49 p.m., officers set a perimeter and closed off Washington Street North.

The SWAT Team, consisting of TFPD and Twin Falls County Sheriff’s officers, responded to the scene to apprehend the suspect.

Police say that during the response, the suspect was shot by law enforcement.

Medical personnel were staged nearby and responded immediately to the incident, but police say life-saving efforts were unsuccessful and the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The Cassia County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating after a shooting leaves one person dead, according to officials with the Twin Falls Police Department. Police are referring to the incident as an “officer-involved shooting”.

Twin Falls Neighborhood Reporter Joey Martin was at the scene on Washington Street North speaking with law enforcement.

According to Twin Falls police, law enforcement attempted to perform a felony search warrant on an unidentified residence along Washington Street North between Filer and Falls Avenue when shots were fired.

“While attempting to execute that search warrant, it did result in an officer-involved shooting… we do have one subject deceased,” Lt. Steven Gassert with the Twin Falls Police Department said.

Officials say that the Magic Valley Critical Incident Task Force has been activated, with control of the investigation going to the Cassia County Sheriff’s Office.

Washington Street North between Falls Avenue and Filer Avenue is temporarily closed as police investigate the shooting, TFPD said.

“We’ll be opening it up as the situation allows us to,” Lt. Gassert said.

Police say the shooting was an isolated incident and there is no current threat to the community.

“We appreciate the community’s patience and cooperation as officers work to safely resolve the incident,” the Twin Falls Police Department said in a Facebook post.

Idaho News 6 will continue to provide updates as more information is released.