Authorities investigating fatal shooting

by CAROLINE LOBSINGER
Hagadone News Network | July 22, 2026 1:05 AM

KOOTENAI — Bonner County sheriff's officials are investigating after a local man fatally shot someone who allegedly entered his home and attacked him.

Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler said deputies and Ponderay Police officers were called to West First Street in Kootenai after Shawn Webster, 21, reported shooting Jason Leroy Sparks, 50, who had allegedly entered his home and threatened him.