BOISE, Idaho — A teenager died by suicide Thursday afternoon during a police encounter in Boise after officers responded to reports of reckless driving, according to the Boise Police Department.

Police were called around 3:10 p.m. on November 28 after witnesses reported a truck speeding on Overland Road while missing its front tire.

According to a press release from the Boise Police Department , the vehicle eventually stopped on W. Malad Street near Phillippi Street, where the driver exited the car.

Witnesses described the driver as a white male standing approximately 6 feet, 2 inches tall.

When two patrol officers located the suspect walking on Malad Street, they approached him near S. Phillippi Street and W. Almador Way. The individual then pulled out a gun.

Police began trying to

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