Pocatello officer fatally shoots suspect in armed standoff

December 23, 2017 12:13 PM

UPDATED 1 MINUTE AGO

A Pocatello police officer fatally shot a suspect who officials say confronted law enforcement with a firearm.

KIDK-TV reports that police were called to a home in Pocatello at about 7:40 p.m. Friday.

Bannock County Sheriff's deputies and police officers responded to a report of a man with multiple weapons.

During the standoff, shots were fired and the suspect was killed. The identity of the suspect was not immediately released.

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The Sheriff's Office says the suspect in the standoff on Homer Driver was shot and killed by a Pocatello police officer.

Members of the East Idaho Shooting Team are now investigating the incident.