Man dead after Monday shooting
A man is dead after a shooting in Coeur d’Alene.
The male was identified as Gabriel R. Casper, 20, of Coeur d’Alene.
Police confirmed the shooting occurred around 5:15 p.m. Monday.
Law enforcement responded to the area of 23rd Street and Coeur d’Alene Avenue.
A resident in that area told The Press on Tuesday that he did not hear a gunshot the previous night, but noticed a commotion and saw several people gathered around a person lying in the street.
Casper was pronounced dead at Kootenai Health later Monday evening.
Detectives from the Coeur d’Alene Police Department, Idaho State Police, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office and the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office worked throughout the night and into Tuesday to locate the suspect.
Tuesday at 4:15 p.m., detectives executed a search warrant at a residence in Spokane Valley. Detectives arrested Matthew J. Holmberg, 19, of Spokane Valley.
An investigation is ongoing.