ST MARIES, Idaho — The primary suspect of Wednesday morning's shooting in St. Maries that left one man dead has been taken into custody, as reported by KREM 2 News partner the Shoshone News-Press.
Idaho State Police confirms that Lonnie Layman was arrested by troopers Wednesday night in the Calder area of Shoshone County following a multi-agency search effort.
The St. Maries Gazette Record reported earlier that shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday, Benewah County Sheriff's deputies and the St. Maries Police Department responded to a report of shots fired at the Ridgeview Apartments in St. Maries.
Officers found a male victim, identified as Moses Shearer, 23, in the parking lot, and bleeding from a single gunshot wound. Officers and bystanders performed CPR until an ambulance arrived, but the victim was later pronounced dead at Benewah County Hospital. Next of kin has been notified.
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