UPDATE: Deputy Stabbed by Suspect at Welfare/Crisis Call
We are extremely pleased to let everyone in our community know that the Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputy who was stabbed last night is doing well and in stable condition. His surgery went well, and he is expected to be released from the hospital once cleared to continue healing at home with his family before returning to duty.
We thank you all for your good wishes, prayers, and messages of support for the Deputy, his family/friends, and all of us.
Additional Investigation Information:
Last night, the suspect, 32-year-old Gloria B. Endress (AKA: Engel W. Immer), was booked into the Spokane County Jail for charges of Assault 1st Degree and Assault 2nd Degree by Spokane Police Detectives. She is expected to appear in Spokane County Superior Court this afternoon.
Information learned during the investigation indicates witnesses reported Endress was acting erratic, going up to residences, jumping fences, running through yards, and approaching vehicles while asking for help, water, or a ride.
Deputies arrived and attempted to contact Endress, who is known to law enforcement from past crisis-type calls, but she walked away from them and would not follow commands to show her hands and stop walking away.
Endress then approached a white truck that stopped near the intersection of Dalton Road and Wildrose Road and began speaking to the driver through an open passenger’s side window.
When the Deputy approached her, Endress spun quickly around, spraying OC/pepper/mace spray while holding a large knife in her other hand, and stabbed the Deputy in the upper left chest.
An assisting Deputy and the one who had been stabbed continued to address Endress and try to de-escalate the situation even though she remained aggressive, still armed with the knife and chemical spray. Despite multiple commands to drop the knife (weapons) and use of force warnings, Endress would not comply.
When Endress began aggressing the Deputies, a Taser was eventually used to take her into custody.
We thank the Spokane Police Department for their assistance with this incident/investigation.
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Information sent August 22, 2024:
Deputy Stabbed by Suspect at Welfare/Crisis Call
A Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputy was violently assaulted and stabbed by a female suspect during a welfare/crisis call in North Spokane County. The Deputy was transported to the hospital by ambulance for treatment and is reported to be in stable condition as he continues to be evaluated.
The suspect was taken into custody and will face felony charges as this investigation continues.
As a member of our agency was injured during this incident, the Spokane Police Department is assisting with the investigation through a mutual aid request.
Initial information indicates that this afternoon, August 22, 2024, at approximately 4:25 pm, Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a female walking up and down the road, through yards, and climbing fences in the 24000 block of N. Dalton Avenue. Additional callers reported the erratic female’s behavior and that she was running around calling for help.
Deputies arrived in the 3900 block of W. Wild Rose Road and contacted her. Within minutes, Deputies advised they were ‘Code 6’ requesting emergency assistance. Seconds later, Deputies advised that the female was in custody and requested medics to evaluate her. Deputies then advised medics were also needed for a Deputy who had been stabbed.
The Deputy was stabbed in the upper left chest and was bleeding heavily. He was transported to the hospital by ambulance for medical treatment and was reported to be in stable condition. He continues to be medically evaluated, and his family has been notified.
The female is in custody and faces felony charges.
Since our Deputy is a victim of a violent assault and was seriously injured during this incident, the Spokane Police Department is assisting with the investigation through a mutual aid request.
Sheriff Nowels is at the hospital with our injured Deputy, and no additional information will be provided this evening.
This Spokane County Sheriff Office news article "UPDATE: Deputy Stabbed by Suspect at Welfare/Crisis Call" was originally found on https://www.spokanecounty.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=7