UPDATE: Shooting on E. 4th Avenue
Spokane Valley Major Crimes Detectives and Regional Anti-Violence Enforcement & Narcotics (RAVEN) Task Force members, with the assistance of Spokane County Sheriff’s Forensics Unit, remained at the scene on 4th Avenue as they conducted interviews, documented the scene, and collected evidence.
Initial information indicates that on January 6, 2025, just before 12:20 pm, near the intersection of E. 4th Avenue and S. University Road, two groups of people got into a heated confrontation that quickly escalated into shots being fired.
When Deputies arrived, they located an adult male suffering from apparent gunshot wound(s) and quickly provided medical aid until relieved by Spokane Valley Firefighters. Despite life-saving efforts, he was later pronounced deceased at the scene. Investigators located and seized a handgun on the ground near the deceased male when they arrived. The other individuals involved in this incident fled the location.
A short time later, Deputies and Investigators located and detained two adult males, believed to be involved in the incident, near 8th Avenue and Houk Road. Detectives obtained a search warrant for the residence and collected/seized evidence, including a second handgun, also believed to have been used.
Investigators collected/reviewed video evidence and interviewed the detained males and witnesses. One of the detained males asserted he was acting in self-defense when he fired shot(s) toward the male who died. Both detained males were later released without being arrested/charged.
Deputies checked the area, and thankfully, no uninvolved people were injured.
This remains an active investigation, and arrest(s) are possible if probable cause to support criminal charges is established.
The Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office will release the decedent’s name, along with his cause and manner of death, at a later time, when appropriate.
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Information released on January 6, 2025:
UPDATE: Shooting on E. 4th Avenue
When Spokane Valley Deputies arrived at the scene, they located an adult male victim and immediately began life-saving efforts, but unfortunately, the victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Deputies and Investigators located and detained two adult males believed to be involved in this shooting.
4th Avenue is closed between S. Raymond Lane and S. University Road. Please avoid the area.
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Deputies and Detectives Respond to Reported Shooting
Spokane Valley Deputies, Major Crimes Detectives, and Regional Anti-Violence Enforcement & Narcotics (RAVEN) Task Force members are at the scene of a reported shooting on E. 4th Avenue, west of S. University Road.
On January 6, 2025, at approximately 12:18 pm, Spokane Valley Deputies responded to a reported shooting on E. 4th Avenue, west of S. University Road.
Major Crimes Detectives and Regional Anti-Violence Enforcement & Narcotics (RAVEN) Task Force members are responding to investigate.
No further information is available at this early stage of the investigation, but an update will be provided as soon as possible.
4th Avenue, between S. Raymond Lane and S. University Road, is closed. Please avoid the area.
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This Spokane County Sheriff Office news article "UPDATE: Shooting on E. 4th Avenue" was originally found on https://www.spokanecounty.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=7