COEUR d’ALENE — One of the victims from last Sunday’s shooting in downtown Coeur d’Alene is suing the suspected trigger man.

Brandon R. Burgess, the 25-year-old from Moses Lake, Wash., who was shot in the stomach following an altercation early Sunday morning in the 200 block of Sherman Avenue, is seeking payments for medical expenses, lost wages and pain and suffering, according to court papers filed Wednesday.

“There are a lot of costs and my client can’t pay them,” said Lloyd Herman, the Spokane-based attorney representing Burgess. “It’s already a substantial medical expense.”

Burgess underwent surgery to remove a bullet from his stomach at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. He was upgraded to stable condition earlier this week, according to hospital staff. Full story.

Thoughts?

A young businessman facing attempted murder charges after a chaotic confrontation in downtown Coeur d’Alene told police he felt threatened when he opened fire on a group of men looking for a fight.

“I did what I was trained,” Adam M. Johnson told police, according to court documents filed Monday. “I felt threatened and I didn’t feel that there was any other way out of it.” But authorities investigating the early Sunday shooting in the 200 block of Sherman Avenue that left two Moses Lake men with gunshot wounds are skeptical. Full Story.

The CDA press offers a few additional details.

Spokelooneh says “The witness also said Johnson was thrown through a window at Tito Macaroni’s. Anybody notice if that window was broken or boarded up, or notice it getting replaced?” Full comment.

Well?