Deputies shot in Blanchard
Multiple law enforcement vehicles, including several from the Bonner County Sheriff's Office, at Kootenai Health this afternoon in Coeur d'Alene following reports that two Bonner County Sheriff's deputies were shot in Blanchard.
The two deputies shot earlier today in Blanchard were in surgery this afternoon, said Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler, to media during a press conference a short time ago at Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene.
The shootings occurred around 11:30 a.m. when gunfire erupted as the deputies were executing an arrest warrant for a male suspect. Each deputy was shot three times, and doctors said their injuries are non- life-threatening, Wheeler said.
The sheriff thanked the other local law enforcement agencies who assisted following the shootings.
"There were just a lot of prayers for these men. They are going to make it," Wheeler said.
The suspect was also shot and is in surgery, but no details were released about his condition or who shot him.