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CPD Blue IDs 21YO Murder Victim

Posted by DFO

May 9, 2009 7:32 p.m. • 21 comments

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.

21 comments on this post so far. Add yours!

hmoffsuite on May 09 at 8:23 a.m.
This certainly won’t help improve race relations in Cda.
wheels on May 09 at 9:21 a.m.
CPD Blue it’s time to get the gang-bangers out of town.
Collingwood on May 09 at 9:40 a.m.
Mic ‘n Macs — what a dive.

The downtown CDA scene has become littered with scumbags the past few years.

I used to be all about hitting up that part of town. Not so much anymore, though, even when I come up to visit.

My heart goes out to the victim’s family.
hmoffsuite on May 09 at 9:47 a.m.
Our car store was located right next to Mic n Macs for about 10 years, or as long as they had been open. About once or twice a year, I would get a call from the police in the wee hours telling me someone had gone through our front glass window. That, along with all the beer bottles and trash they left was one reason we moved. The other reason is that from Indiana north, the city allows all day street parking. It is only 2 hour parking south of Indiana. The beauty college gals would arrive early and park their cars, all day, all around the car store. It was difficult for us to find parking let alone our visitors and customers.
OrangeTV on May 09 at 11:24 a.m.
This kind of incident is really awful, and my thoughts go out to the family of the victim. I’m dreading the reveal of his name in case it’s someone I know.

I’m not sure it’s a good idea to jump to the conclusion that the perp was a “gang banger” because he was Hispanic.

Anyway, Mik-n-Mac’s kicked these people out of the bar hours before the incident, which occurred two blocks away from there. They really have nothing to do with it.

For some reason this report leaves out the fact that the Torch is where the gunman and his pals were hanging out right before the incident, but this morning I talked to someone who was there, and apparently that was the case. If any bar should take the heat for this, it’s the Torch, which is REALLY a dive where they tend to over-serve and where security is notoriously lax.

I haven’t seen an actual fight inside or directly outside MnMs in ages. The wild crowd there has diminished quite a bit, now it’s just a bunch of respectful regulars and not so much riff-raff as years past.

We tried to talk Rita the owner into moving Mik-n-Mac’s into hmoffsuite’s old space, but she won’t because of the potential for smashed windows, LOL.
Escapee on May 09 at 2:28 p.m.
Just another case of people who shouldn’t have guns killing someone with a gun. Guns don’t kill people…people with guns kill people. What I don’t get tho, is that these people don’t stop to think that, “if I kill this person, I will be in a whole lotta trouble.” Doesn’t that go thru their minds? I guess not…
shellzbellz on May 09 at 8:18 p.m.
OTV I am behind you 100% I talked to a real good friend of some 20 years that works at Mik and Mac’s and they didn’t have to deal with anything last night. It all happend downtown at other bars. They are putting the blame on a good bar that is safe and fun. Instead of the ones that cause the problems like the “Torch”
Marc_Stewart on May 09 at 8:34 p.m.
I need to clarify something. Tim used his mother’s maiden name, Wolfe. Tim was known as Timothy Wolfe.

Tim was a member of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe. The Tribe is deeply sadden by this senseless tragedy. He was was loved by everyone and he will be deeply missed.
shellzbellz on May 09 at 8:43 p.m.
I have to apolagize because I am going off on things that really have no significant considering a life was taken. I am sorry for him and my condolences to the family and friends of the said subject.
EagleKeeper44 on May 09 at 8:49 p.m.
What “Shellzbellz” said is right to the point and I
also apolagize for my petty nit picking on accuracy.
Even though it is important it is truly insignificant
when place against the lost of a human life.

Timothy Wolfe RIP
Collingwood on May 10 at 10:59 a.m.
I remember Tim back in high school, as we both competed in the same conference (North Star League). He was a baby-faced, two-sport stalwart for Lakeside. Nice guy, too.

Terrible, terrible tragedy.

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