In brief: Man shot in Canon’s Addition dies

A man shot multiple times late Friday night in the Cannon’s Addition neighborhood on Spokane’s South Hill has died, police said.

Police were called just before midnight by the victim’s girlfriend, Spokane police Lt. Alan Arnzen said.

The victim was shot just east of Elm Street and 10th Avenue. He had lived nearby.

Witnesses told police a white man in his 40s shot the victim multiple times in the torso and fled in a dark-colored SUV.

Behind crime tape early Saturday morning, the victim’s car was parked in front of the Tenth and Elm Apartments with the trunk open. Arnzen said the man was shot in the street adjacent to the car. He was taken to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center by ambulance, where he was later pronounced dead.

The Spokane County sheriff’s helicopter flew to the scene and shined a search light on the neighborhood for about a half-hour after the shooting as it searched for the SUV.

Major Crimes detectives are investigating the shooting. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Crime Check at (509) 456-2233.

Vehicle hits, injures man crossing Pines Road

A man was hit by a car Saturday when he attempted to cross Pines Road in Spokane Valley without using a crosswalk, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Charles R. Medlin, 76, was injured when he walked in front of a southbound car. He was taken to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center for treatment.

The incident happened at 4 p.m. near Maxwell Avenue.

Hanford whistleblower case may go to trial, court rules

Hanford whistleblower Walt Tamosaitis will return to federal court after the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Friday that lower courts wrongly dismissed his case against the primary subcontractor at the Hanford vitrification plant.

The court also said he is entitled to a jury trial, contrary to a June 2012 ruling by U.S. Judge Lonny Suko, who later that year dismissed Tamosaitis’ case against URS Energy and Construction.

“We are anxious to get into court as soon as we can,” said Tamosaitis’ attorney, Jack Sheridan.

This is the first time that a court of appeals has confirmed that whistleblowers under the Energy Reorganization Act are entitled to a jury trial, Sheridan said.