BOISE, Idaho — One person died in a shootout with Boise Police officers near 19th and Resseguie streets, the police department said on July 27. Six officers were involved in the shooting.
Those officers were identified Friday morning as Sgt. Jason Pietrzak with 27 years of police experience, Sgt. Kirk Rush with nearly 19 years of experience, Chase Fiddler with nearly five years of experience, R. Pollard with over three years of experience, D. Rogers with six years of experience and C. Sousa with nearly four years of experience.
Rush was also involved in the first shooting of 2023, when police responded to 48-year-old Harry Andrews walking along I-84. Police said he "produced a weapon" and was shot by Rush. He survived and was later booked into jail.
The man in the July 27 shooting near the North End was identified as 28-year-old Macey Juker of Boise, the Ada County Coroner said. His cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds. Juker was pronounced dead on the scene at 2:18 a.m. when life-saving measures were unsuccessful.
Boise Police Chief Ron Winegar said in a press conference that officers called for backup at about 10:43 p.m. that night after hearing the sound of gunfire. The officers were in the area gathering more information about a situation they were called about less than 20 minutes earlier.
Police tweeted at 12:12 a.m. that officers responded to a report of an armed suspect. They later said they were responding to an active shooter.
When officers located the person, they were immediately engaged in gunfire, BPD said.
"There was an exchange of gunfire at that time and the suspect was struck. Ada County Paramedics arrived, and the suspect was pronounced deceased on scene," Winegar said.
There were no reports of additional injuries to officers or the public, BPD said.
The North End is a Boise community that isn't used to this kind of police activity, North End resident Erik Hagen told KTVB.
"We were getting ready for bed, and we heard what we thought were five firecrackers in quick succession," Hagen said. "And then about 10 minutes went by and there was a random fire of what we thought were firecrackers."
When Hagen left his house to investigate, he discovered that police were responding to gunshots.
"It's definitely not something that we would recognize in this neighborhood or would expect in this neighborhood," Hagen told Romero.
The Garden City Police Department is leading the Ada County Critical Incident Task Force investigation of the incident.
Winegar requests that homeowners in the area who find any related damage to their property or incident-related debris contact Garden City Police Department. Call GCPD non-emergency dispatch at 208-472-2950 with information.
“We are seeing an increase in the frequency with which our officers are encountering people willing to use force and weapons against our officers. Officers Wednesday night encountered a subject firing a rifle in a neighborhood and when they tried to stop him, he turned the rifle on them. All too often our officers are put in situations where they have to risk their lives and courageously make decisions to protect the community,” Winegar said Friday. “This was a difficult situation for our officers, and understandably a scary and traumatic experience for those who live in the area. Our condolences go out to Mr. Juker’s loved ones.”
All officers involved in any shootings are placed on administrative leave pending an external and internal investigation.
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