Woman shot in Spokane Valley home; husband says death accidental

A woman was killed Monday morning in a shooting at home in Spokane Valley.

A man called 911 at about 9:45 a.m. to report his wife had been shot in the 14100 block of East Sinto Avenue, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

Sheriff’s spokesman Deputy Mark Gregory said the woman was transported to Valley Hospital by a private vehicle before deputies arrived on scene. She died at the hospital.

The husband told investigators that his wife was shot accidentally, the news release said. He is cooperating with detectives.