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Gary Hill

Gender : Male

Age : 65

Race : White

Date : 06/15/2025

Location : Unknown

City : Kootenai County

County : Kootenai

State : Idaho

Agency : Kootenai County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Bystander killed during police manhunt

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 06/15/2025, Gary Hill was fatally shot during a multistate police manhunt that began in Spokane Valley. A man armed with a rifle and handgun carjacked a Dodge Challenger and fled west on I‑90 at speeds reportedly exceeding 140 mph. After returning from Idaho into Washington and then back into Idaho, the armed man attempted to carjack a second vehicle in Kootenai County. During this attempt, Gary Hill, described by witnesses as a Good Samaritan trying to intervene and stop the armed man, was shot and killed. The armed man then continued his crime spree before being killed by law enforcement in a later confrontation. No details about Gary Hill’s age, background, or family statements have been released at this time. The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office is leading the investigation, and Idaho State Police are assisting. The sequence of events, including how Hill was targeted and shot, remains under investigation.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.khq.com/news/2-dead-after-triple-carjacking-and-police-chase-in-spokane-valley/article_ae078f4e-c2c2-4f2e-999a-f88076723c54.html
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/jun/15/one-killed-in-carjacking-suspect-died-in-police-sh/
https://nypost.com/2025/06/16/us-news/gun-toting-carjacker-killed-by-police-following-deadly-crime-spree/
https://www.krem.com/article/news/crime/spokane-valley-crime-spree-suspect-shot-killed-by-law-enforcement/293-70b10d6f-50ab-4326-b9e2-cd78ff9f6e3b
https://www.khq.com/news/motorcyclist-hit-by-carjacker-dies-after-multiple-injuries/article_ea9cf562-71e2-4b96-96b9-76363b762103.html