In a quiet Meridian, Idaho neighborhood on November 12, 2018, the life of 69-year-old Caucasian female Elizabeth Boone came to a tragic end. She had recently taken steps to end her 42-year marriage, a decision that would ultimately lead to a fatal confrontation. Only a few days prior, she had filed for divorce from her 71-year-old husband, Michael Boone, citing irreconcilable differences.
Having moved out of their shared home on Thornwood Way two weeks earlier, Elizabeth returned that
Monday morning, accompanied by a family member, to retrieve some of her personal belongings. The situation escalated when Michael pulled Elizabeth into a room, where an argument began. The family member, waiting outside the room, then heard the terrifying sound of several gunshots and quickly fled to call the police.
When officers arrived at the home around 10:15 a.m., they discovered a grim scene. Michael Boone was found deceased inside the residence from what was later determined to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Elizabeth was found critically wounded, also with a gunshot to her head. She was rushed to a local hospital where she underwent surgery but succumbed to her injuries later that day.
Investigators determined that Michael Boone had shot his wife with a. 45-caliber handgun before turning the weapon on himself. The Ada County Coroner officially ruled the incident a murder-suicide. No arrests were made as the sole suspect in Elizabeth's death was her husband, who took his own life at the scene. The tragic event left their three adult children and the wider community to mourn the loss.
