Three people, including a police dispatcher, were injured Friday in a shooting at the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office in Wallace, Idaho, where the suspected shooter was reported dead.

Shoshone County Sheriff William Eddie said at a news conference Friday night that the suspect, before entering the sheriff’s office, shot through the windshield of a pickup truck, striking a woman in the front seat and another woman in the back seat in the leg. Eddie said the dispatcher was shot in the ear and described all injuries as minor.

Law enforcement agencies from Idaho, Montana, and Washington state responded to reports of an active shooter at the sheriff’s office.

Eddie said the suspected shooter was killed by law enforcement, describing the incident as an officer-involved shooting. He did not identify the officer involved.

According to Eddie, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office and Coeur d’Alene Police Department are handling the criminal investigation, while Idaho State Police will investigate the officer-involved shooting.

Witnesses told local media they heard at least seven gunshots around 2:30 p.m. local time. A source close to the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office told the Shoshone News-Press that the alleged shooter was “holed up” inside the building’s attorney visitation room during the attack.

The county courthouse, sheriff’s office, and county jail are all located in the same building in downtown Wallace.

Numerous law enforcement agencies responded, including the Mineral County Sheriff’s Office in Montana, about 59 miles away. In a Facebook post, the office confirmed reports of an active shooter and said it was sending reinforcements to assist authorities in Wallace.

“The online reports of an active shooter at the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office in Wallace, Idaho are accurate,” the sheriff’s office wrote. “We are sending reinforcement to help our neighbor.
“Please pray for all law enforcement. And stay out of the downtown area in Wallace if possible!”

Several businesses told KREM-TV there was a heavy police presence in the area.

The owner of an Ace Hardware store across the street from the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office told KHQ-TV that someone shot into the building before entering the sheriff’s office. The owner said store staff members were in lockdown.

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