Search underway in Haugan for man accused of shooting at ID law enforcement - KPAX-TV

UPDATE 9:45 a.m. - Jan. 28, 2022

HAUGAN - Numerous agencies are searching for a man who is accused of shooting at Idaho law enforcement Thursday night in the Lookout Pass area.

Mineral County Sheriff Mike Toth tells MTN News the suspect — identified as 30-year-old Jesse Robert Spitzer — shot at law enforcement in Idaho at around 10:30 p.m. Thursday. The officers were not injured.

Spitzer was pursued to Haugan. The suspect then eventually fled on foot. Numerous agencies are currently searching for Spitzer in the area of the 50,000 Silver Dollar Bar area off I-90.

Several law enforcement agencies from Idaho and Montana are involved in the search including the US Marshals Service, the Mineral County Sheriff's Office and the Missoula County Sheriff's Office.

We expect more information to be released later Friday.

- information from Melissa Rafferty

(first report: 8:17 a.m. - Jan. 28, 2022)

The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is reporting there is a "critical incident" taking place on Interstate 90 in Mineral County.

MDT reports I-90 reports law enforcement activity on I-90 — between mile marker 18 and the Montana/Idaho border — and states that travelers should not pick up any hitchhikers and immediately report any suspicious activity.

Mineral County Sheriff Mike Toth tells MTN News that residents in the area were notified of the incident early Friday morning and signs have been put up to alert motorists.

We will have additional information as it becomes available.

source: https://www.kpax.com/news/western-montana-news/critical-incident-reported-on-i-90-in-mineral-county

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