By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
• An Idaho correctional officer who was shot during a 2024 hospital ambush response has filed a lawsuit against local law enforcement agencies and county officials, court records show.
• The lawsuit stems from a March 2024 incident outside Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise during an inmate escape attempt.
• The officer alleges failures in planning, communication and scene security contributed to the shooting.
• Two correctional officers were shot during the ambush, which also left a responding police officer injured, authorities said at the time.
• The civil case seeks damages related to injuries and alleged negligence; the matter remains pending in court.
BOISE, ID — An Idaho correctional officer wounded during a 2024 ambush outside a Boise hospital has filed a civil lawsuit against local police agencies and county officials, alleging operational failures contributed to the shooting during an inmate escape attempt.
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The lawsuit stems from the March 20, 2024, incident outside Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, where authorities said a group of armed suspects opened fire while assisting inmate Skylar Meade in escaping from custody during a medical transport. Two Idaho Department of Correction officers were shot during the attack, and a responding Boise police officer was also injured.
According to court filings, the plaintiff alleges deficiencies in interagency coordination, communication and security planning before and during the inmate transport response. The suit claims those failures created unsafe conditions that contributed to the officer’s injuries during the ambush.
Investigators previously said Meade escaped the hospital with assistance from accomplices after gunfire erupted outside the facility. Law enforcement agencies later apprehended Meade and another suspect following a multi-agency manhunt in Twin Falls County.
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for injuries, medical costs and other losses tied to the shooting. The case remains active in Idaho court, and officials named in the complaint have not publicly detailed their legal response.