Crime
30-year-old Christian Forslof Charged With Murder in Lapwai Shooting
LAPWAI, Idaho — A woman is dead and a man injured following a shooting Friday evening in Lapwai, according to the Nez Perce County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies were dispatched around 5:24 p.m. to a residence in the 1100 block of Thunder Hill Road after a caller reported that two individuals, a male and a female, had been at the property and may have broken into a shed.
While deputies were en route, the caller reported that her fiancé had shot both individuals.
A Nez Perce Tribal Police officer arrived on scene first and detained the suspected shooter — 30-year-old Christian Forslof — without incident.
Responding deputies and medics discovered both victims suffering from gunshot wounds to their upper bodies.
The female victim was pronounced dead at the scene, while the male victim was transported by ambulance to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center for treatment.
Investigators say Forslof believed the pair had entered a shed on his property. After the individuals left, he allegedly pursued them approximately a quarter of a mile from his residence and attempted to detain them at gunpoint.
Authorities confirmed that neither victim was armed.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, a verbal confrontation ensued during which Forslof fired multiple shots after the female victim pointed her finger at him and advanced toward him.
Forslof was arrested and booked into the Nez Perce County Adult Detention Center on charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder.
The identities of the victims are being withheld pending family notification.
The case remains under active investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Lt. Jason Leavitt or Detective Wendy King at the Nez Perce County Sheriff’s Office by calling 208-799-3130.
Crime
Venezuelan national Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis shot in the leg by an immigration agent in Minneapolis
On January 14, 2025, federal law enforcement personnel were engaged in a targeted enforcement operation involving Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, a Venezuelan national who has been present in the United States since 2022.
The operation escalated into a high-speed pursuit, a physical confrontation, and an ambush by multiple subjects, necessitating the use of a defensive firearm discharge by a federal agent.
At approximately 6:50 PM, federal officers initiated a targeted traffic stop of a vehicle operated by Sosa-Celis.
The subject refused to comply with law enforcement commands and attempted to flee the scene.
During the pursuit, the subject’s vehicle collided with a stationary, parked car.
Following the collision, the subject abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene on foot.
A federal agent pursued the suspect on foot and successfully intercepted him. As the agent attempted to effect an arrest, the subject became combative, resulting in a violent struggle on the ground.
During this confrontation, two additional male subjects emerged from a nearby residence to intervene.
These individuals reportedly ambushed the agent, utilizing a snow shovel and a broom handle to strike the officer.
The situation escalated when the primary suspect, Sosa-Celis, regained his footing and joined the two additional subjects in the assault.
Reports indicate the suspect struck the agent with a blunt object (identified as either the shovel or broom handle).
Citing an immediate threat to his life while being outnumbered and actively assaulted by three individuals, the agent discharged his service weapon in self-defense.
The discharge struck Sosa-Celis in the lower extremity (leg). Following the shot, all three suspects retreated into a nearby apartment complex and initiated a barricade situation.
Following a brief standoff, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) successfully secured the perimeter and apprehended all three individuals without further injury.
Both the federal agent and Sosa-Celis were transported to a local medical facility for treatment.
Images from the scene showed Sosa-Celis conscious and alert during transport.
All three subjects involved in the assault are currently in the custody of ICE.
Further charges related to the assault on a federal officer and resisting arrest are pending review by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.