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Idaho police flagged Boise mall shooter for owning firearms despite Illinois felony

by NICOLE BLANCHARD
| October 29, 2021 7:00 AM

Idaho Statesman (TNS)

BOISE, Idaho — The man identified by police as the perpetrator of Monday's fatal shooting at the Boise Towne Square mall was a felon who had been flagged by Idaho State Police in April on suspicion of illegally possessing firearms, according to public records.

Jacob Bergquist, 27, had a run-in with Idaho State Police at the Statehouse on April 2 that prompted the agency to investigate potential charges against him, a police report shows...

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