A Washington man is in custody after allegedly firing a handgun while driving near Lewiston.
According to the Idaho State Police, dispatch received a 911 call reporting a white 2020 GMC Sierra pickup was driving erratically southbound on U.S. Highway 95 while descending the Lewiston Hill.
The caller reported seeing the driver waving a handgun through the vehicle’s sunroof and believed they heard gunfire coming from the pickup while it was still in Washington. The driver allegedly fired at the caller’s vehicle near the base of the Lewiston Hill, around milepost 313.
An ISP trooper stopped the pickup in Lewiston and the unidentified 58-year-old man from Sequim, Washington was taken into custody without further incident.
During the investigation, ISP troopers learned the incident began earlier in Whitman County, Washington, where the man allegedly shot toward a Washington State Patrol trooper as the Sierra drove to Idaho. The driver told ISP troopers he intentionally fired his gun.
The man was arrested and booked into the Nez Perce County Jail on probable cause for aggravated assault. Additional charges may be filed by the Washington State Patrol and the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office, pending the outcome of their investigations.
There were no injuries reported and the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact ISP’s District 2 office by calling (208) 750-9300.
