UPDATE AT 1:51 P.M.: Clarkston man appears in court on first-degree murder charge
David E. Boyd being held without bond; victim identified
ASOTIN – A 76-year-old Clarkston man is being held in the Asotin County Jail without bond on a first-degree murder charge.
David E. Boyd made his first court appearance Wednesday afternoon for a bond hearing and will be arraigned Monday for allegedly shooting and killing Chad VanScotter, 53, Tuesday night on the 1200 block of Ash Street.
VanScotter’s family has been notified of his death.
Based on Boyd’s criminal history and the violence of the alleged crime, Judge Tina Kernan granted the prosecutor’s request for no bond. Attorney Nick Ward was appointed to represent Boyd.
VanScotter was reportedly shot with a .38-caliber special firearm in the chest and head. Boyd called 911 to report he had shot and killed his neighbor during a dispute over loud music.
Prosecutor Curt Liedkie said a firearm enhancement has been added to the first-degree murder charge based on the circumstances of the case.
A full report of the incident will be in Thursday’s Tribune.
ORIGINAL STORY:
A 76-year-old Clarkston man was arrested Tuesday night after he allegedly shot and killed his neighbor during a dispute, according to a news release from the Clarkston Police Department.
The suspect, who wasn't named in the news release, was arrested for second-degree murder and booking into the Asotin County Jail.
The incident happened along the 1200 block of Ash Street in Clarkston just before 9 p.m. Tuesday. Police were called for a report of a gunshot victim, and they found a dead male when they arrived, according to the news release.
"Officers contacted a second male subject on scene who stated he had shot his neighbor during a dispute between the two men," according to the news release.
The man was interviewed by officers at the Clarkston Police Department headquarters, and was then arrested.
The name of the male who died will be announced once next of kin is notified and the Asotin County coroner approves it, according to the news release.
The investigation is ongoing.
