Man shot by police Saturday identified

The man shot by police after an armed standoff Saturday has been identified as Kevin Lee McDaniel, 46. The Spokane County Medical Examiner has classified McDaniel’s death as a homicide, but the press release announcing McDaniel’s identity said that in this context homicide only means “death at the hands of another.” On Saturday police spotted McDaniel, who they suspected of being involved in a recent car theft, and followed him to 616 E. Sanson. McDaniel reportedly refused to come out and after about 30 minutes he ran out the front door, firing at police, according to police and witnesses. McDaniel was wounded several times and died at Sacred Heart Medical Center. Court records indicate that McDaniel had several federal warrants issued for his arrest in the last two years for violating his probation by testing positive for marijuana use, moving without notifying his probation officer and committing new crimes. McDaniel has been on federal probation since 2011 after serving time in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Court documents describe him as an armed career criminal. In 1997 he was sentenced to 15 years in prison after he pled guilty to 21 charges, including forgery, possession of stolen property, trafficking in stolen property, assault and vehicular assault.