December 31, 2009 in City

Crimes linked to Spokane man

Police believe 20-year-old behind two shootings, attempted carjacking

Meghann M. Cuniff The Spokesman-Review

A gunman fires into a crowd, hitting a teenager in the back. A carjacker beats a driver with a gun, trying to force her out of her car. Thieves steal an SUV, and one of them later fires shots at a police officer.

Spokane police now believe the events of Dec. 22-23 are part of a crime spree instigated by a man a friend described as “acting like Jesse James.”

Tony E. Dawson, 20, already was in Spokane County Jail in connection with the attempted carjacking when police say they connected him to the Dec. 23 attack on Officer …

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