Boise Police respond to a knife attack near Mitchell Street

BOISE, Idaho – At approximately 3:25 p.m. Friday, Boise Police Officers responded to a report of a stabbing in the 5000 block of N. Mitchell Street.

Officers located a victim who was taken to a local hospital but died a short time later from multiple injuries. Officers quickly located the suspect, Scott Stevens, on scene and he was taken into custody.

A preliminary investigation revealed the suspect and victim knew each other and lived in a home with other adults, police said. There is evidence that two other adults in the home attempted to intervene and were threatened by the suspect while he was holding a weapon.

Boise Police officers recovered the weapon at the scene and an investigation by the Boise Police Violent Crimes Unit is ongoing.

The victim’s identity will be released by the Ada County Coroner pending notification of next of kin. The suspect was booked into the Ada County Jail on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated assault.