July 1st, 2025

NEWS RELEASE

Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies and Idaho Falls Ambulance responded to a report of a suicidal man in a vehicle near the intersection of Chasewood and Curlew Dr. in Ammon this afternoon. Dispatch received the call at 2:34pm reporting a man was in the parking lot of The Gables Assisted Living Center armed with a gun and threatening suicide. As Deputies arrived they observed the man in a vehicle holding a gun to his head.

As Sheriff’s Deputies and SWAT Team resources responded to the scene, Deputies contacted nearby businesses and residents to move them away from the area. During attempts to negotiate with the man, Deputies observed him shoot himself while still sitting in the vehicle. After safely approaching the vehicle and separating him from the firearm, Deputies and Fire Personnel were able to load him into an ambulance and he was transported to the hospital.

The man’s condition is unknown at this time and the area has been reopened for vehicle traffic. Residents and people in the area were unharmed and have returned to their normal day.

Deputies are continuing to investigate and no further information is available at this time.