An Idaho Department of Correction employee who was shot and injured by another officer during the ambush at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center has filed a tort claim against the officer’s agency.
IDOC Corporal Christopher Wilske filed a $500,000 claim against the Boise Police Department for the physical damages he incurred during the shooting, according to a claim for damage obtained by the Idaho Statesman through a public record request.
The Statesman reports, Wilske was one of three correctional officers injured during a prison escape at the Boise hospital.
Wilske was shot minutes after the Boise Police Department responded to what they believed was an active shooter at Saint Alphonsus.
When the officers arrived at the scene, they saw an individual holding a gun near the entryway, prompting Boise Police Officer Wayne Anderson to shoot and injure him.
The person holding the gun was later identified as Wilske.
