By Associated Press - Monday, May 29, 2017

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) - The Twin Falls County Coroner’s Office has identified a Twin Falls man as the victim of a fatal shooting.

The Times-News reports (https://bit.ly/2rdcNT5 ) William Newton Scott died Friday night in what authorities are calling a homicide.

City Spokesman Joshua Palmer says Billy Duane Johnson, also of Twin Falls, is being held on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm while police investigate the shooting.



Scott died at the scene after life-saving efforts by police and paramedics were unsuccessful.

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