A routine traffic stop in Boise ended in tragedy on the night of April 20, 2024. Deputy Tobin Bolter, 27, who had joined the Ada County Sheriff’s Office in January after seven years in law enforcement, pulled over a vehicle near Overland Road and South Raymond Street just before 9 p.m. As he approached the driver’s side window he was shot and critically wounded; a witness began CPR and called 911. Bolter was transported to a hospital and died the following morning, the first line-of-duty death in the history of the Ada County Sheriff’s Office.

Officers found the suspect’s vehicle unoccupied about 30 minutes after the shooting and tracked the suspect to South Jackson Street. The man, identified as 65-year-old Dennis Mulqueen, had a misdemeanor warrant. After a standoff, Mulqueen fired at officers shortly after midnight and was struck by return fire; he was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Are there witnesses or dashcam footage from the traffic stop or the area who can help clarify the sequence of events?