Ada County deputy Tobin Bolter, 27, a former officer with the Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek police departments in California, was shot and killed while approaching a driver’s window during a traffic stop in Boise, Idaho. The suspect fled the scene and was later shot and killed by police after exchanging gunfire with officers. Bolter is the first sheriff’s deputy in Ada County to be killed in the line of duty.
A sheriff’s deputy in Idaho, who previously served as a police officer in Pleasant Hill, California, died after being shot during a traffic stop on Saturday. The 27-year-old deputy, identified as Tobin Bolter, joined the Ada County Sheriff’s Office in January. According to authorities, Bolter made a traffic stop at around 8:55 p.m. when a suspect opened fire. A witness to the shooting called 911 and performed CPR on Bolter until medics arrived. Bolter was transported to a hospital but succumbed to his injuries. The suspect, a 65-year-old man, was later shot and killed by Ada County Sheriff’s deputies after he allegedly fired at them while they attempted to take him into custody.
