A confrontation between two former friends in Midvale, Idaho, ended in a deadly shooting on April 11, 2021. Matthew Banning, 43, was found fatally shot on South School Road after emergency crews responded to a neighbor’s 7:22 p.m. call. He sustained a single gunshot wound to the upper chest.

The man identified as the shooter was 41-year-old Terry Ash. Ash admitted firing a single shot from a .44 caliber revolver from about three to four feet. Authorities reported both men were armed; Banning had a semi-automatic pistol but did not fire his weapon. Ash was taken into custody by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and claimed he acted in self-defense. He was later arrested on a first-degree murder warrant and booked into the Washington County Jail with a $1 million bond. The investigation was to be turned over to the county prosecutor for review once complete.

Does anyone in Midvale have information about the falling out between Banning and Ash or witnessed the events on South School Road that evening?