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Police release photos of suspected gunman

From Staff Reports

New surveillance photos show a suspect in an Oct. 5 shooting entering a convenience store in a wheelchair before the incident, which injured a teenager in both legs.

Spokane police do not believe the man, described as Hispanic and in his late teens or 20s, needs the wheelchair.

Photos released Tuesday from Tesoro, 901 E. Sharp Ave., show the suspected gunman wearing a dark sweatshirt and being pushed by a man wearing baggy pants and a gray sweatshirt about 12:15 a.m.

After the men left the store, police believe the man in the wheelchair shot a 19-year-old Spokane man in both legs during an argument involving four men at Sharp Avenue and Hamilton Street about 12:30 a.m. The gunman fled before police arrived.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Check at (509) 456-2233.

To view the photos, visit spokesman.com/blogs/sirens.