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Randy Ness

Case # :1782

Gender : Male

Age : 57

Race : White

Date : 12/29/2022

Location : Railroad Ave+Williams St

City : Post Falls

County : Kootenai

State : Idaho

Agency : Post Falls PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police after ramming vehicles

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

Just before 8:40 a.m., Post Falls Police responded to reports of a person ramming parked vehicles and structures in the area of Railroad Avenue and Williams Street and found the man on the 700 block of Spokane Street, where they initiated a traffic stop. The driver, Randy Ness, did not stop, instead driving through a parking lot and ramming a police vehicle. Police pursued Ness westbound to Interstate 90, where he stopped before appearing to intentionally back up over a police car, crushing the roof in with officers inside. Police shot and killed him. Officers sustained minor injuries.

Source Links :

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/dec/30/post-falls-police-shoot-kill-man-they-say-rammed-p/

https://www.khq.com/news/pursuit-ends-with-death-of-suspect-on-i-90-in-post-falls/article_508e835a-879f-11ed-95fb-5fc68e880b7f.html

https://cdapress.com/news/2022/dec/29/i-90-closure-post-falls-detour-sh-41-and-sh-53-ope/

https://www.khq.com/news/westbound-i-90-fully-blocked-in-post-falls-following-officer-involved-shooting/article_508e835a-879f-11ed-95fb-5fc68e880b7f.html

https://www.fox28spokane.com/details-released-of-events-leading-up-to-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-post-falls/

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/dec/30/post-falls-police-shoot-kill-man-they-say-rammed-p/

https://www.kxly.com/news/crime/man-shot-killed-by-post-falls-police-on-i-90-identified/article_99b1ee52-edd2-566f-be93-35fcf51827b7.html

https://apnews.com/article/law-enforcement-idaho-coeur-dalene-8438ac57542379cebdca309f330e34ac