Tiger Hunter Canoy was a 19-year-old White man from Boise, Idaho, who was just beginning his adult life. A recent high school graduate with a 3.2 GPA, he was described by family as a great, responsible young man. He and his 18-year-old girlfriend, Jillian, had many plans for their future together. Tiger was very protective of both Jillian and his cherished 2011 Chevy Camaro, which his family called the two loves of his life.
On the evening of January 19, 2025, Tiger and Jillian drove to
an Albertsons parking lot on North Cole Road to meet an acquaintance. The plan was for Tiger to sell marijuana wax to the individuals. When they arrived, three armed males approached their car and robbed them of their iPhones, wallets, identification, and the marijuana. The assailants also tried to steal Tiger’s Camaro, but he refused to hand over his keys. In response, the robbers slashed one of his tires before getting into their own vehicle to flee.
Determined to identify his attackers, Tiger followed their car in an attempt to see their license plate number. The short pursuit ended in the parking lot of a church near the Albertsons. There, one of the suspects, Daniel Alaniz-Pineda, exited his vehicle and fired two shots into Tiger’s car. One bullet struck Tiger in the head, while the second grazed Jillian’s thigh. Because their phones had been stolen, the injured young woman had to flag down a passerby, who called 911 for help.
Both Tiger and Jillian were transported to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center. Lifesaving measures were unsuccessful, and Tiger Canoy succumbed to his injuries the next day, January 20, 2025. The Ada County Coroner’s Office confirmed his cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head and ruled the manner of death a homicide. The investigation by the Boise and Meridian Police Departments was swift. Using surveillance footage, officers located the suspects’ vehicle at a Meridian residence and took all three into custody within hours of the shooting.
The suspects were identified as 19-year-old Daniel Alaniz-Pineda, 17-year-old Jordan Castillo, and 15-year-old Miguel Angel-Martinez. Both Castillo and Angel-Martinez were charged as adults. The case concluded with guilty pleas from all three defendants. Daniel Alaniz-Pineda pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison; he must serve a minimum of 23.5 years before he is eligible for parole. For their roles in the crime, Jordan Castillo and Miguel Angel-Martinez both pleaded guilty to robbery. Castillo was sentenced to 28.5 years in prison, and Angel-Martinez was sentenced to 26 years.
