Police name officers involved in Sept. 4 shooting
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 5 years, 4 months AGO
Law enforcement personnel closed down the streets leading to Pinegrove Drive and Canfield Avenue during an officer-involved shooting on Sept. 4. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Post Falls Police identified five officers involved in a Sept. 4 shooting in which a man wielding a knife was killed by police.
- Officer Craig Wade: three-year veteran with the Coeur d’ Alene Police Department.
- Detective Nathan Herbig: two-year veteran with the Coeur d’ Alene Police Department and six-years prior law enforcement service with the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office.
- Officer Jacob Brazle: three-year veteran with the Coeur d’ Alene Police Department and three-years prior law enforcement service with the Spirit Lake Police Department.
- Deputy Doug Goodman: seven-year veteran with the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office.
- Trooper with the Idaho State Police, whose name is to be released at a later date.
Police said 29-year-old Fares J. Al Samno was shot at 9:50 a.m. on Sept. 4 at the intersection of Canfield Avenue and Pine Grove Drive after officers attempted to disarm him with a Taser and shoot him with bean bags.
The Post Falls Police Department has established an investigative hotline for citizens to call if they have information to share with investigators: (208) 777-7140 to report any information related to this matter.
