TETON VALLEY, Ida. — Teton County Sheriff’s deputies made a stop yesterday afternoon when a person of interest in an earlier report, exited his vehicle and shot himself.
Earlier Tuesday, at around 11:20am, the Teton County (Idaho) Sheriff’s Office received a report of threats being made by an individual to the reporting party and other persons. Deputies located the suspect driving a vehicle on Highway 33, west of Tetonia, at approximately 4:00pm. Deputies began pursuit of the suspect after he initially refused to stop. The pursuit ended near 5000 W4000 N outside of Tetonia where the suspect stopped, exited the vehicle, and took his own life by the means of a self-inflicted gunshot.
The investigation of this death has been turned over to Tri-Counties Investigations Team.
