Kootenai County man dies in shooting
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN Law enforcement on scene after a shooting that occurred last night in the area of Highway 95 and Denver Street.
BONNERS FERRY — Law enforcement personnel in Boundary County say the fatal shooting of a 45-year-old Kootenai County man in Bonners Ferry on Thursday was “an intentional act” and not a random incident.
Bonners Ferry Police Department, assisted by the Boundary County Sheriff’s Office, responded to a shots-fired call at 6811 Main St., Bonners Ferry, at 7:29 p.m. They arrived on scene to find Brian Drake dead as a result of a gunshot wound.
According to a press release from the Bonners Ferry Police Department, an extensive investigation is underway and they are being assisted by the Boundary County Sheriff’s Office, Boundary County Prosecutor’s Office, Idaho State Police, Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI federal task force.
According to the press release, a person of interest was detained and questioned, but was released. That individual remains under investigation.
Bonners Ferry Police Chief Brian Zimmerman expressed in the press release that he felt it “important to inform the residents of Bonners Ferry that, although this was a tragic loss of life, evidence thus far indicates this was an intentional act, not random in nature.”
Bonners Ferry Police Department asks anyone who has any information which might assist in this investigation to contact current on-duty police officers at 208-267-3151