BOISE, Idaho —
Just a couple hours after asking people to be on the lookout for a suspect in a shooting in northwest Boise, police on Thursday night arrested a 17-year-old boy.
The Boise Police Department said that late Tuesday night, he opened fire at a house on North 34th Street, in a neighborhood just southwest of Hill Road. Police said a group of people were on the patio when the shooter, wearing a mask, approached the group and started shooting. One person was hit by debris from bullets striking near him.
Boise Police Violent Crime detectives investigating at the scene identified the suspect and obtained a warrant for his arrest on two charges of aggravated assault and one charge of firing into an occupied dwelling.
A U.S. Marshal's Office task force and Boise Police detectives made multiple attempts to find the suspect before asking for the public's help Thursday evening.
Boise Police normally do not name suspects under the age of 18, but while searching for him, police made an exception given the nature of the crime and information indicating he posed a threat to the public while at large. At this time, it is not known if he will be charged in court as an adult or as a juvenile.
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