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Lawsuit alleges Bureau of Indian Affairs officers “executed” unarmed Shoshone-Paiute man in Idaho
The lawsuit alleges the Bureau of Indian Affairs officers pursued and fatally shot Cody Whiterock outside their jurisdiction after an 80-minute chase, then withheld evidence, seeking damages and officer identities.
- On March 2, 2024, Cody Whiterock was shot and his family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging two unnamed Bureau of Indian Affairs police officers chased and shot him multiple times near Idaho Route 51 in Owyhee County.
- After the ranch owner called 911, the lawsuit says the BIA lacked jurisdiction to pursue Whiterock off the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, with no memorandum of understanding with local Idaho law enforcement.
- Records and the lawsuit give conflicting accounts of an altercation, a rifle-muzzle strike, and four close-range gunshots; Whiterock's body was found about 200 yards from the roadway.
- The lawsuit seeks an injunction, the officers' identities, and damages; the FBI declined to investigate while Idaho State Police conducted an inquiry, and the BIA has not identified the officers or commented.
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Lawsuit alleges Bureau of Indian Affairs officers “executed” unarmed Shoshone-Paiute man in Idaho
The family of an unarmed Shoshone-Paiute man who was shot and killed by Bureau of Indian Affairs police in March 2024 after a prolonged chase in southwestern Idaho has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit over his death.
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