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CORONER IDENTIFIES MAN INVOLVED IN DOWNTOWN BOISE SHOOTING

For Immediate Release From Coroner Richard D. Riffle
NAME: Payton Wasson
DATE AND TIME OF PRONOUNCED DEATH: 06/25/2023 @ 12:41 p.m.
AGE: 22 years
BIOLOGICAL SEX: Male
PLACE OF DEATH: Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center; Boise, ID
RESIDENCE: Nampa, Idaho
CAUSE OF DEATH: Gunshot wound of the head
MANNER OF DEATH: Homicide
SUMMARY:  Payton Wasson of Nampa, Idaho, was transported from the vicinity of N. 5th and W. Main Streets in Boise, Idaho, to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center on 06/24/2023 after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head. Life saving measures were unsuccessful and 22-year-old Payton Wasson was pronounced dead in the hospital. Further information is pending investigation.

The investigation is being conducted by the Ada County Critical Incident Task Force led by the Ada County Sheriff’s Office.

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