Crash with bull leads to fatal shootout
A 62-year-old Idaho cattle rancher is dead after a fatal shooting involving Adams County Sheriff’s deputies. Two passengers in a Subaru station wagon were injured in a collision with a bull on U.S. Highway 95 north of Council just before 7 p.m. Sunday, the Idaho State Police reported in a news release. Adams County, Idaho, deputies were dispatched to the scene, where the injured bull began charging emergency personnel and cars, according to the news release. The bull’s owner, identified as Jack Yantis by the ISP, arrived on scene with a rifle. Deputies intended to euthanize the injured bull, the ISP said. Instead, gunfire was exchanged between two deputies and Yantis. Yantis was declared dead at the scene/ Kip Hill , SR. More here.
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