October 31, 2009 in City

Officers shoot Valley man

Police respond to report of apparently suicidal gunman
Jody Lawrence-Turner jodyl@spokesman.com, (509) 459-5593
 
Tags: Police shooting suicide

Police shot a Spokane Valley man they described as suicidal after he confronted two officers outside his home Friday.

The 27-year-old man was hospitalized in serious condition Friday night, said Officer Jennifer DeRuwe, Spokane police spokeswoman. Authorities would not say how many times the man was shot. Both Spokane Valley police officers fired their weapons.

A visibly shaken neighbor awakened by the gunfire said some of the shots came through a side wall of his house.

“It missed my wife and 4-year-old grandson by 18 inches,” Robin Ross said.

The incident began about 12:40 p.m. when officers responded to …

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