Michael Ephram, 23, was killed on May 11, 2019, while target shooting with friends in a rural area west of Idaho Falls near the old National Guard Training Range off West Arco Highway. A stray bullet fired by another group of shooters several hundred feet away struck Ephram in the head; other rounds from the same shooter hit the vehicle he and his companions were near. Ephram lost consciousness and died later that day despite medical attention.

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office treated the event as an accident. The shooter was identified, cooperated with investigators, and was later charged by the Bonneville County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office with involuntary manslaughter. Court documents indicate the shooter was initially unaware anyone had been hit.

Anyone who was in that area on May 11, 2019, or who has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.