{"id":155404,"date":"2018-03-06T04:20:24","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T09:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=155404"},"modified":"2018-03-06T04:20:24","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T09:20:24","slug":"idaho-resort-town-shootout-kills-suspect-wounds-2-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/03\/06\/idaho-resort-town-shootout-kills-suspect-wounds-2-officers\/","title":{"rendered":"Idaho resort town shootout kills suspect, wounds 2 officers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SPOKANE, Wash. \u2014 \u00a0A suspect died and two police officers were wounded in a shootout early Monday in the lakeside Idaho resort town of Sandpoint, authorities said.<\/p>\n

The shootout happened at about 3 a.m. after the officers responded to a call from a home and started talking with the person who made the call, Sandpoint Police Chief Corey Coon told reporters.<\/p>\n

While they were talking, a man came out of the home and opened fire at the officers, hitting both of them, Coon said. The officers fired back, he said.<\/p>\n

The officers were identified Monday afternoon as Eric Clark and Michael Hutter, according to Sandpoint City Administrator Jennifer Stapleton.<\/p>\n

She identified the suspect as 28-year-old Brandon Kuhlman of Sandpoint.<\/p>\n

Stapleton said Clark was shot in the neck and hand and that he had undergone two surgeries Monday. He was in recovery in a hospital in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Monday afternoon, she said.<\/p>\n

Hutter was shot in the leg and chest, was treated at a local hospital and released Monday, according to Stapleton.<\/p>\n

She said Kuhlman began firing at the officers within seconds of their arrival and that the officers sought cover and returned fire when Kuhlman \u201cactively engaged the officers a second time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Investigating officers found Kuhlman deceased in the residence, Stapleton said. An autopsy is planned for Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The North Idaho Critical Incident Task Force is leading the investigation, Stapleton said.<\/p>\n

A charter school near the Ridley Village neighbourhood of Sandpoint where the shootout happened decided to cancel classes, Coon said.<\/p>\n

Sandpoint is a town of about 7,000 residents on Lake Pend Oreille surrounded by the Selkirk and Cabinet mountain ranges and is home to the Schweitzer Mountain Resort ski area.<\/p>\n

It’s about 90 miles (145 kilometres) northeast of Spokane, Washington<\/p>\n

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