NAMPA, Idaho — A car chase in Nampa ended with police shooting the suspect after he threatened officers with a gun Wednesday night, officials say.
The incident began after Nampa Police officers pulled over 35-year-old Richard Bigby-Garcia at 11:34 p.m. near West Roosevelt Avenue and Pine Street.
According to police, Bigby-Garcia pointed a rifle at the officer who had stopped him, then drove away, spurring a pursuit. Law enforcement followed him to the 500 block of East Washington Avenue, where the driver crashed through the fence of his own home.
Bigby-Garcia got out of his car holding the rifle, investigators say, threatened officers, then ran inside his house. The suspect came to his door a short time later holding the gun and threatened officers again, ignoring commands to drop the rifle.
Police say Bigby-Garcia then moved to an upstairs window of his house, still carrying the rifle. At that point, several Nampa Police officers shot at him, hitting the suspect.
Bigby-Garcia was taken to a local hospital for treatment, then arrested and booked into the Canyon County Jail on charges of resisting and obstructing, aggravated assault, failure to appear, eluding a police officer, and a probation violation.
The Critical Incident Task Force, led by the Canyon County Sheriff's Office, has been called in to investigate the shooting. Check back for updates.
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