Ralph Reeves and the 2003 Oldtown, Idaho Stateline Bar Mass Shooting
Overview
On Friday in late October 2003, 51–53-year-old Ralph Reeves entered the Stateline Bar in Oldtown, Idaho, and fatally shot four people—among them his ex-girlfriend—before fleeing. Hours later, as deputies approached his car across the border in Washington’s Pend Oreille County, Reeves died from a self-inflicted gunshot. Authorities described the massacre as stemming from a dispute with his ex-girlfriend.
Timeline
According to Associated Press reporting at the time, the shootings occurred between about 3:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on a Friday afternoon; Reeves then took his own life later that night as law enforcement closed in near the Idaho–Washington line. Follow-up reports that weekend identified the victims by name and confirmed the relationship context.
Location
The attack took place at the Stateline Bar (also referred to as the Stateline Tavern) in Oldtown, a small community of roughly 200 residents situated directly on the Idaho–Washington border, about 50 miles north of Spokane.
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