Officers heard yelling and approached the backyard where they encountered a man wearing a black shirt armed with a firearm. 'Due to the information that the suspect may be armed, and a prior history of violence when interacting with police officers, law enforcement personnel entered the location with their service weapons drawn,' according to the release. Officers and deputies surrounded the residence and backyard to stop the suspect from fleeing. Police used the information to pinpoint the location of the suspect, which showed him in the backyard of a home on the corner of Tendoy Drive and Syringa Drive. Meanwhile, police learned that Shoesmith had multiple warrants out for his arrest, including felony battery on an officer, and two failure to appear warrants with original charges of resisting arrest, and providing false information to law enforcement.Ĭops spoke to a woman who was in the car with Shoesmith, and she showed them a message she had received from him sharing his GPS location, reported East Idaho News. Idaho Falls Police Chief Bryce Johnson described the fatal officer-involved shooting as a 'devastatingly tragic' situationĭuring the search, a police officer spoke with another resident on the corner of Tendoy Drive and Syringa Drive, telling him that law enforcement officers were looking for a suspect, and that they would be in the area for some time. The real suspect, Tanner Shoesmith, 22, was later found hiding in a shed in nearby backyard.An officer spoke to a homeowner about the manhunt, and that same person was later shot and killed by police.Police later learned the suspect was wanted on warrants, including felony battery on an officer witnesses reported he was armed.Incident took place early Monday after sheriff's deputy attempted to pull over a car for a broken taillight, prompting a passenger to flee on foot.Police said victim was dressed in a black shirt like the suspect, and was armed with a gun on his property.Family identified victim as Joseph Johnson, 37, a married father of four. Idaho Falls police officers looking for a possibly armed suspect hiding in residential neighborhood shot and killed a homeowner in his backyard.PICTURED: Innocent father-of-four, 37, mistakenly shot dead in his OWN yard by cops who were looking for a suspect they thought was armed
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