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CPD IDs Suspect In Shootout

Crime scene investigators work the scene of a shooting at between 11th and 13th Avenues in Coeur d'Alene Saturday. A man shot another man around 11 a.m. in downtown Coeur d'Alene then led police on a chase that ended near Higgins Point where police shot and killed the suspect. (SR photo: Colin Mulvany)

The suspect in Saturday’s shooting in Coeur d’Alene has been identified as Christian Nicholas Buquet, also known as Christian Nicholas Mallon, 19, of Hayden. Buquet was shot and killed by police Saturday after he shot another man and then fired a gun at officers and civilians as he drove through Coeur d’Alene, authorities said. According to a release from the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department, Buquet had one previous arrest for attempted robbery in 2011. The man police say Buquet shot has been identified as Frank James, 29, of Coeur d’Alene. The release did not give James’ condition, but said he is still a patient at Kootenai Medical Center after undergoing emergency surgery Saturday. A hospital spokeswoman said she could not confirm if James was a patient there. Witnesses said the victim had been shot in the chest/Jennifer Pignolet, SR. More here.

Question: Does the shootout and events preceding it make you feel less secure re: Coeur d'Alene area?



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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