Allen: Fatal Wallace shooting justified
A window inside the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office still bears bullet holes from the Dec. 26 shooting, a visible reminder of the incident months later.
JOSH McDONALD
A SWAT vehicle parked outside of the Shoshone County Sheriff's Office that was used to end a December standoff between law enforcement and resident John Drake.
JOSH McDONALD
WALLACE — Shoshone County Prosecuting Attorney Ben Allen has determined that two law enforcement officers acted lawfully when they fatally shot John Drake in December at the Shoshone County Public Safety Building.
In an April 24 letter to Coeur d’Alene Police Detective David Kelley and Idaho State Police Detective Leslie Lehman, Allen concluded that Coeur d’Alene Police Officer Bryan Baker and Kootenai County Sheriff’s Deputy John Novak were justified in using deadly force after Drake carried out an assault that placed civilians and officers in immediate danger.
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