No charges filed against officers in deadly April shooting
Sep 29, 2026
After an investigation, it was determined that officers acted within department policy after fatally shooting Colton Copeland Foster while trying to arrest him on April 29.Foster was wanted on felony charges, and police spent mo
re than an hour negotiating with him from the house where he barricaded himself, according to a Facebook post.Foster later entered the backyard armed with a knife. Officers gave him more than 40 commands to drop the weapon, authorities said. He then climbed over a fence, where a police K-9 attempted to apprehend him and was injured.He then moved toward the officers while still holding the knife, and the officer fired his weapon.The Critical Incident Task Force, led by the Cassia County Sheriffs Office, investigated the shooting. Once the investigation was complete, the evidence was submitted to the Ada County Prosecutors Office for an independent review.It was determined that the officers actions were justified, and criminal charges were not filed.After the prosecutors review, the department conducted an internal administrative review and determined that all officers involved acted within department policy.With the independent criminal investigation, prosecutorial review, and internal policy review now complete, this matter is considered closed, according to the post.
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