John Drake
Posted on 12/29/2025 4:05:15 AM PST by Libloather
A 77-year-old gunman opened fire at an Idaho sheriff’s office — injuring three people before he was killed in a standoff with police, according to authorities.
The incident unfolded around 2:30 p.m. on Friday when shooter John Drake opened fire outside of the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office in Wallace, Shoshone County Sheriff William Eddy announced at a press conference.
Drake shot through the windshield of a pickup truck on the street near the sheriff’s office, striking two women in the leg. An officer was also wounded in the gunfire, Eddy said.
The officer was nicked in the ear by flying glass from the shooting, per CNN.
All three of the victims were confirmed to have only minor injuries.
Drake then entered the lobby of the sheriff’s office and continued firing before barricading himself inside the building, according to Shoshone News Press.
The shooting prompted a massive law enforcement response, with multiple agencies, including a SWAT team, swarming the sheriff’s office.
Drake was shot and killed following a standoff with police. He was pronounced dead at 4:15 p.m., Eddy added.
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Motive?
Crickets.
Motive. The cops are usually mum on these matters. Like Ol’ Man River: “He must know somethin’; he don’t say nothin’”.
He won’t be back.
I reckon he was just having a bad day?
Surely they know something.
Closing paragraphs from the article:
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“This is a fairly significant event when you have a person that goes into a lobby of a sheriff’s office and starts a shootout,” Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Norris told reporters.
Nobody inside the jail was injured, officials said. A motive in the shooting is not immediately clear, and the incident remains under investigation.”
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John Drake
Too much parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
GREAT. We won’t have to pay for his meals, room and board.
“Drake shot through the windshield of a pickup truck on the street near the sheriff’s office, striking two women in the leg.”
Were their leg(s) on the dashboard?
“...striking two women in the leg.”
Siamese twins?
This may be the worst writing ever.
Times must have been tough for Saruman.
Motive? From looking at the picture, I see an old hippy who has decided to end it and to go out with a bang. His last attention seeking device on earth.
“He won’t be back.”
Winner!
If people decide to end their lives, well, generally not happy about it, but it’s gonna happen. When they try to unfairly/randomly take others with them, they jump from sad situation to murderous criminal thug. And thats for anyone. For a idiot dude like this or a mom or dad killing their kids before offing themselves.
Stoke the fires of Hell, cuz that fr’kn POS is on his way soon!! ... imho
Suicide by Cop
A rather complex suicide ritual, I’d say.
Oh no!
Anyway...
CC
Old nut case liberal wife has purple hair
The winner of the “Father Time Look-alike Contest” five years in a row.
CC
Yup. I heard about this on the radio. Blatant “no known motive” BS.
Smacks of a major personal conflict with the sheriff.
I’m shocked nothing at all has leaked by now.
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