Charles Mefford

How they died

Deadly force

According to police, the incident began around midnight when a Nampa patrol officer spotted a other wanted in connection with a Boise robbery. As the officer and additional backup officers approached a group of people standing near the car, Mefford pulled out a gun, ran into a nearby home, and began firing at the officers outside. A six-hour standoff, which included more shots fired by police, followed as officials evacuated neighbors. Mefford was found dead inside the house.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Charles Mefford, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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