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• Detectives look into lawsuits involving Jan. 1 shooting victim

  January 22, 2012 in City on Page B1 Detectives have expanded the criminal investigation into the fatal shooting of a North Spokane mother to include two civil lawsuits naming the victim. Each lawsuit involves separate scuba diving accidents; …

• Man shot, killed at Spokane hotel

  November 28, 2011 in City on Page A8 A 21-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday morning during a dispute at a Spokane hotel, and the suspected gunman is in custody. The victim, whose identity was being withheld, was …

• Hunting accident kills 7-year-old in Kootenai County

  October 17, 2011 in City, Idaho The Kootenai County sheriff’s office is investigating cicumstances surrounding the accident shooting death of a 7-year-old Coeur d’Alene boy at the end of a family hunting trip over the weekend.

• One dead in shooting near Gonzaga

  December 12, 2010 in City Woman dead, suspect in custody after early morning shooting

• Gun found near man shot by police

  December 6, 2010 in City on Page A6 Investigators found a pistol near the body of a man shot to death by Spokane police Saturday night outside of a Hillyard tavern, authorities said Sunday. Police were dispatched to … 18

• Police involved in fatal shooting

  December 5, 2010 in City on Page B1 Spokane police shot and killed an armed man outside a Hillyard tavern Saturday night. Details were still sketchy late Saturday, and it was unclear how many officers were involved or … 80

• Man fatally shot identified

  November 16, 2010 in City on Page A5 A man shot and killed by his brother near Elk on Saturday has been identified as David A. Ruthruff, 41.

• Sheriff’s Office says man shot brother

  November 15, 2010 in City on Page A6 A fatal shooting Saturday night is being called an apparent act of self-defense.

• Family seeks answers in security guard’s death

  September 1, 2010 in City on Page A1 Eight years ago, Bassam Al Hayek left a little town near Bethlehem to start a new life away from the political and religious crossfire. He and his wife settled in … 25

• Shooting review goes to prosecutor

  April 30, 2010 in City on Page A7 An investigation into the fatal shooting of a gunman by a Spokane police officer last month has been sent to the Spokane County prosecutor’s office for review. Investigators found that …

• Family: Jealousy, abuse led to deadly shooting

  March 10, 2010 in City, Idaho When Ryan William Taylor showed up at a Hayden apartment Tuesday afternoon, he was there to confront the husband of his ex-wife – a man he believed had been abusing … 20

• Five officers on leave after man’s fatal shooting

  July 14, 2009 in City on Page A5 The fatal shooting of a man armed with a butcher knife Friday in northeast Spokane involved three senior police officers with a combined 35 years of experience in the Spokane … 5

• Officers in fatal shooting identified

  July 13, 2009 in City The fatal shooting of a man armed with a butcher knife Friday in northeast Spokane involved three senior police officers with a combined 35 years of experience in the Spokane … 9

• Officer cleared in man’s fatal shooting

  July 8, 2009 in City on Page A5 Spokane police Officer Dan Lesser has been cleared in the fatal shooting of suspected car thief Johnnie L. Longest. Longest was shot this spring after police say he fired a … 1

• Spokane officer cleared in fatal shooting

  July 7, 2009 in City Spokane Police Officer Dan Lesser has been cleared in the fatal shooting of car thief suspect Johnnie Longest. 10