Gary Hill, a White man, was shot and killed on the morning of Sunday, June 15, 2025, after stepping in to help during an attempted carjacking at the Liberty Stop-N-Go in Stateline, Idaho, near the Washington–Idaho border. Authorities say he saw a woman in distress and moved to intervene; the gunman opened fire and Hill died at the scene. The rampage began around 8:30 a.m. in Spokane Valley when the suspect stole a vehicle from a father and daughter and fled east toward Idaho.

Reports place a chaotic stretch of violence across the border: the suspect intentionally struck motorcyclist Richard Embree with the stolen car in the Stateline lot, attempted to seize more vehicles, and fatally shot Hill amid the frenzy. Investigators identified the suspect as 43-year-old Ryan Tietsort. He fled back into Washington, crashed near Trent Avenue and Pines Road in Spokane Valley, and was shot and killed by law enforcement; the medical examiner reported he died of gunshot wounds to the head and neck. No arrests connected to Hill’s killing have been reported, and agencies publicly identified no other suspects at that time.

Family posts and local coverage memorialized Hill as a father and grandfather who died protecting others on Father’s Day, and a memorial fundraiser described him as a hero. If anyone witnessed the incident at the Liberty Stop-N-Go or has more information about what happened that morning, please share what is known.