What is the Eastern Idaho Critical Incident Task Force? Share This EastIdahoNews.com file photo IDAHO FALLS — During one week in February, law enforcement in eastern Idaho shot five people, four of whom died as a result of their injuries. That number is unprecedented in such short a span of time in eastern Idaho. In fact, since 2000, Idaho averaged only about 3.5 officer-involved shootings per year, according to the database provided by the Idaho State Police Uniform Crime Reporting Program. But the abnormal rise in officer-involved shootings in 2021 has led many residents to question how these cases are handled — and who does the investigating?