On the evening of May 9, 2026, at Stateline Speedway in Post Falls, Idaho, Bradley Allen Rex, 32, was fatally shot during a confrontation with a delivery driver at the Night Lights Sky Lantern Festival. Thousands were attending the event when witnesses say a silver van driven by 32-year-old Edsel R. Johnson was traveling the wrong way on a crowded road while trying to make a delivery of baby formula. Witnesses reported Rex refused to move from the van’s path; after Rex struck the side of the van with a folding chair, Johnson reportedly stopped, got out, struck and threw Rex to the ground, then returned to his vehicle.

After a verbal exchange and with Rex unarmed, witnesses and court documents say Johnson shot him through the open driver’s side window. A bystander video shows Rex falling down an embankment after being shot. Johnson left the scene but was detained shortly afterward while on the phone with 911 dispatch. He was arrested and charged with murder, reckless driving and battery.

A judge called Johnson’s action an extremely fatal and critical decision during the initial appearance. No conviction or sentence has been reported. Did anyone at Stateline Speedway that night see what happened or have video that could help clarify the moments before the shooting?