Office of Police Accountability (OPA) Director Nicole McKay on Wednesday issued a report on a January 2024 incident that resulted in Boise Police personnel and Ada County Sheriff’s Office deputies shooting and killing a man.
The Owyhee County Prosecuting Attorney previously reviewed the Critical Incident Task Force (CITF) investigation on Officer Cameron Johnson of the Boise Police Department. That attorney determined that Johnson was deemed justified under Idaho law.
Officer Johnson, along with other colleagues, reported to an incident on Jan. 24, 2024. A suspect was shot by law enforcement after reportedly stabbing two police K-9s.
As previously reported by KTVB, the man killed by police was 37-year-old Jeremiah Gaver, who was shot by four Ada County deputies and one Boise Police officer after he reportedly injured the K-9s and multiple attempts to get him to comply with demands.
Gaver was seen looking over fences and loitering just outside of Boise city limits. Officers responded, and Gaver would not drop the large knife police discovered him with. A bean bag was shot at Gaver, and police K-9 Astrid was sent.
Authorities said Gaver then stabbed Astrid multiple times and ran through a field. Police were able to catch up, and he stopped at a gas station near Cole Road and Amity Road.
Law enforcement officials attempted to tase Gaver multiple times, and he fell to the ground. Police said he then stabbed the second police K-9 Meko. Police then shot Gaver, and he died from his injuries.
Both police K-9s made full recoveries.
Under the supervisory concerns presented in the OPA report, both the OPA and Boise Police found that there were too many BPD officers present in the incident, and some should have gone back to Boise city limits.
