RIGBY – The Law Enforcement complex at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in Rigby will soon bear the name of a former sheriff. The community is invited to the unveiling and dedication ceremony of the Howard Shaffer Law Enforcement Complex on Sept. 16. Shaffer, who served as sheriff from 1950 to 1972, was the only […]
Gun-shot death under investigation in Jefferson County
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RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)-The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in Rigby is investigating a “suspicious death” at 13 N. 3100 E. at 7:08 p.m. Monday.
Donald Ellingford, 56, was found dead in a camp trailer. He had sustained a fatal gun shot wound.
Investigators said it appeared someone else had fired a bullet from outside of the trailer. The bullet entered a wall of the trailer, then struck and killed Ellingford.
Detectives believe the shooting occurred sometime between 7 p.m. Saturday and 7:08 p.m. Sunday. Jefferson County and Idaho State Police detectives are investigating.