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CPD Blue IDs 21YO Murder Victim

Update No. 2: Timothy I. Wolfe, 21, of Worley, has been identified as the murder victim in this morning's downtown Coeur d'Alene shooting. Wolfe (whose legal surname is Williams) had been attending college at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo, Mont.

Update: Police arrest murder suspect at Post Falls work place

The Coeur d’Alene Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred at 2:17 a.m. today in the vicinity of 3rd and Indiana. The victim is a 21 year old male from the Coeur d’Alene area. He attends college out of the area and had returned home on Friday.  Witnesses stated the victim and his friends were at a local bar, Mik n Maks, and the victim had a verbal altercation with the male suspect. The suspect was asked to leave the bar by the management.  A few hours later at closing time the victim and his friends were walking in the area of 3rd and Indiana. The suspect pulled up to them in his vehicle and fired one shot from a handgun striking the victim in the head. The suspect immediately fled the area. The victim was transported to KMC and was later pronounced clinically dead. His name will not be released due to pending notification of his family. Complete Coeur d'Alene police news release and description of suspect below.

 

Report # 09C12380
Date of incident: 050909
Time incident reported: 2:17 am
Location: 3rd & Indiana Ave.

The Coeur d’Alene Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred at 2:17am in the vicinity of 3rd and Indiana. The victim is a 21 year old male from the Coeur d’Alene area. He attends college out of the area and had returned home on 050809.
Witnesses stated the victim and his friends were at a local bar, Mik n Maks, and the victim had a verbal altercation with the male suspect. The suspect was asked to leave the bar by the management.
A few hours later at closing time the victim and his friends were walking in the area of 3rd and Indiana. The suspect pulled up to them in his vehicle and fired one shot from a handgun striking the victim in the head. The suspect immediately fled the area. The victim was transported to KMC and was later pronounced clinically dead. His name will not be released due to pending notification of his family.

Police are searching for the following:
Male suspect described as: Hispanic male, early 20’s, short dark colored hair/slightly longer on top, small amount of facial hair on lower chin, 5’4 to 5’8, slender build, slight Hispanic accent, but well spoken English, well dressed in a light colored button up shirt and jeans, and mirrored sunglasses while in the bar. The suspect later was seen wearing a light colored hoodie sweatshirt and a black ball cap on backwards while sitting in his vehicle. Possibly diamond studded ear rings in both ears.

Suspect vehicle: Dark colored passenger car, possibly a 2 door, 1995 to 2000, in the similar style of a Honda Civic or Ford Escort. Custom rims and tail lights, modified exhaust/muffler, hallogen headlights, tinted windows, possible damage on lower portion of driver’s door. The rear window has a 6 to 8 inch sticker with an “A” on it possibly for the Atlanta Braves.

Detectives would also like to speak to the driver of a black colored taxi cab that was seen driving south on 3rd at the time of the incident.

Anyone with information on this crime is asked to call Coeur d’Alene Police at 769-2320.



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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