A 29-year-old Burley man was shot dead Saturday morning while reportedly resisting arrest near Kimberly, Idaho State Police officials said.

The incident happened shortly before 5 a.m. after an ISP trooper, whose name has not yet been released, stopped Cody Hanks as he was driving on U.S. Highway 30, just northwest of Kimberly and near the junction with State Highway 50.

The trooper was in the process of arresting Hanks for driving under the influence and possible possession of drugs when Hanks reportedly tried to flee, running back to his truck, Twin Falls County Sheriff Wayne Tousley said Saturday afternoon.

The trooper gave chase and became stuck in the driver's-side door of Hanks' red pickup truck. He was dragged a short ways by the truck before he shot Hanks once, causing him to lose control of the truck. Hanks died later at St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center, said ISP Capt. Kedrick Wills, an ISP regional patrol division commander.

Police blocked the highway between 3400 East and 3500 East for several hours Saturday morning to allow the Magic Valley Sheriff's Association Critical Incident Task Force to investigate the scene. The task force is conducting a criminal investigation, Wills said, while ISP conducts its own in-house review of whether the trooper followed policy and procedure.

The trooper, who was alone, suffered some scrapes but is "physically fine," Wills said. His name is being withheld at the request of the task force because he has not yet been interviewed, Wills said. Wills said he was unsure Saturday afternoon who called in the incident, or why Hanks was stopped by the trooper.

Twin Falls County Prosecutor Grant Loebs is being kept informed of the investigation, Tousley said. The task force will turn its findings over to him to decide on any criminal charges.

Asked what ISP procedures say about an incident like Saturday's, Wills said he wasn't sure if the trooper's actions were appropriate and that the investigation would have to answer that.

Such shootings are rare for the ISP. The last time a state trooper shot and killed a suspect was about a decade ago, in relation to a bank robbery in Lewiston, Wills said.

Hanks was the middle child of seven, with three sisters and three brothers. He'd lived in south-central Idaho all of his life. His family still lives in Burley, and they formed a tight support network after Saturday's events.

"It's good that we have each other close," said Camille Hanks, Cody's sister-in-law.

Annalee Hanks, a sister, said she couldn't imagine her brother doing what he reportedly did if he was sober. She acknowledged that he had previous drug and alcohol abuse problems.

"I think he was just under the influence and wasn't making rational decisions," she said.

State court records show a handful of civil complaints and minor traffic violations in five south-central Idaho counties for a Cody Hanks. A 2002 domestic assault charge in Twin Falls County, mentioned by Tousley, was amended to disturbing the peace. At least one other Twin Falls County case was sealed.

Annalee Hanks said the trooper probably just did as he was taught. That doesn't mean the family doesn't have questions.

"We kind of want to know if the trooper could have used a less harmful tact," Camille Hanks said. "That'll just come out (in the investigation)."

Cody Hanks leaves behind three children - two from his ex-wife and one from his current girlfriend, who lived with him, Annalee said. He shared custody of the two older boys and was still close to his ex-wife, Camille said.

All three children are younger than 8, Annalee said. The youngest, a girl, was born just a month or two ago.

"I don't think they quite know what's happened yet," she said.

Nate Poppino may be reached at 208-735-3237 or npoppino@magicvalley.com.