Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Tobin Bolter succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained at about 9:00 pm the previous night while making a traffic stop near the intersection of W Overland Road and S Raymond Street in Boise.
He had just exited his patrol car and was approaching the stopped vehicle when the driver opened fire on him before fleeing. A witness to the shooting called 911 and performed CPR on Deputy Bolter before medics arrived and transported him to a local hospital.
The subject was located near a home on S Jackson Street a short time later. He was shot and killed by Boise police officers after opening fire on them as they attempted to take him into custody. It was later determined that the man was wanted.
Deputy Bolter succumbed to his wounds at about 10:00 am the following morning.
Deputy Bolter had only served with the Ada County Sheriff's Office for four months. He had a total of seven years of law enforcement experience and had previously served with the Meridian Police Department and the Pleasant Hill Police Department in California.
Survivors
He is survived by his expectant wife.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Bolter gave the Ada County Sheriff's Office 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Boise community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Bolter.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Tobin Bolter is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In ID, 44 of 71 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62% of this state's fallen. That is 7.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Tobin Bolter's cause is highlighted.
How Tobin Bolter Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Tobin Bolter is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Tobin Bolter was killed by gun; unknown type.