BOISE, Idaho — The Ada County Coroner has released the name of the suspect involved in the standoff with Boise Police on Saturday morning on State Street between 13th and 14th Street.
Phillip Johnson, age 39, was pronounced dead at the scene after being involved in an altercation with police.
At approximately 6:00 am on April 29, officers responded to a report of shots being fired near 13th and State Street.
A victim with a gunshot wound was found inside of a local business and transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The suspect returned to his home on State Street, and a large police contingency assembled in front of the home to confront him.
Over several hours and after several attempts to make contact with the suspect, The Boise Police Department Special Operations Unit and Crisis Negotiation team entered the home. Johnson was found inside the home deceased from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The victim and Johnson appeared to have known one another.
Idaho News 6 obtained exclusive footage of the BPD robot attempting to gain entry to the home during the altercation.
The official cause of death is listed as "pending" and the investigation into this matter is ongoing.
