Posted March 20, 2017 11:27 am by Comments

By Bob Owens

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A man on a mountain bike apparently threatened hikers and dogs with a shooting spree and even killed one dog before engaging in a gun battle with police that left him dead.

Mark Goforth was on a motorcycle ride up 8th Street Saturday morning when he ran into police blockades on the road. So he started hiking into Hulls Gulch instead.

The Boise man didn’t run into the reason for the police presence — a man who shot one family’s dog out on a trail, then fired at investigating officers.

But, heading up the Kestrel Trail, he ran into a group of people who told him of seeing the incident firsthand.

Even on a cool, cloudy day, the Foothills were packed with bikers, hikers and people out walking their dogs. So the first public signs that something was wrong came through Facebook and other social media, with trail users warning others of a suspicious man and, later, the shootings that shocked recreationists.

The name of the shooter, his motive and other details remained unconfirmed Saturday. But in confrontations before the two shootings, the man seemed “particularly upset” with dog owners out on the trails, Boise Police Chief Bill Bones said.

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Source:: Bearing Arms

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