In brief: Man injured woman, killed self, police say

A Spokane woman was wounded Monday in an attack by her ex-boyfriend, who then fatally shot himself, police said.

The man’s body was found slumped in a yard outside a home converted into apartments in the 3100 block of East Fifth Avenue, according to the Spokane Police Department.

A gun was found nearby, neighbors said. Both the wounded woman and gunman were in their mid-20s and had recently ended a relationship, police said.

Officers responding to the attack at 12:11 p.m. found the woman inside the building with a gunshot wound to her head. She was rushed to a Spokane hospital, where she was in stable condition Monday evening, said Officer Jennifer DeRuwe, police spokeswoman.

Identities were being withheld pending notification of relatives.

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

Meghann M. Cuniff

One dead, three hurt in motorcycle crash

A three-motorcycle crash during a ride by the Combat Vet Riders club killed a Post Falls man and injured three others on Saturday.

Rick Downs, 65, died at Providence Sacred Heart Medial Center after crashing his bike on a gravel shoulder along Rock Lake Road near Dewey Road, about 15 miles northwest of St. John, Wash., according to the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office.

Harold Teufert, 64, and his passenger, Judy Teufert, of Newman Lake, suffered serious injuries after crashing on the gravel shoulder while trying to turn. Downs was following Teufert, authorities say.

Travis Lee, 29, who was following Downs, also crashed on the gravel shoulder and was taken to Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane with a shoulder injury, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the crash, which was reported at 11:35 a.m.

Meghann M. Cuniff

Spokane shelter in need of cat litter

SpokAnimal has run out of cat litter and is asking the public for help.

Donations of non-clumping cat litter can be dropped off at SpokAnimal during normal shelter hours, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. The agency is located at 710 N. Napa St. For information, call (509) 534-8133.

Staff reports