UPDATED: 3:21 P.M.: A Lewiston police officer responding to a report of child abuse Sunday night in the Lewiston Orchards shot and killed a 40-year-old man after he took an unspecified action with a firearm, according to a news release.
Lewiston Police Chief Budd Hurd said Cole Blevins was transported St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, where he later died of his injuries. The officer has been placed on administrative leave, which is standard procedure for officer-involved shootings, Hurd wrote in the news release. His name was not released, pending the outcome of a multi-agency investigation.
For more information, see Tuesdayâs Lewiston Tribune.