Spokane Valley motel fire

A man who barricaded himself into a room at a burning motel was shot early Wednesday as rescuers tried to get him to leave. Firefighters were called to Motel 6, 1919 N. Hutchinson Road, at 3:45 a.m., said Spokane Valley Fire Capt. Craig Warzon.

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Wed., June 7, 2017

Displaced residents Caitlin Green, Eric Heartburg, Denise Mundorff and Michael Mundorff hug their pets, Baby Girl the kitten along with dogs Oscar and Mary Jane, after a fire burned through the roof of the Motel 6 in Spokane Valley early Wednesday, June 7, 2017. A man was reportedly shot by Spokane County sheriff’s deputies after he barricaded himself into a room and refused to evacuate.

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Fire burned through the roof of the Motel 6 in Spokane Valley early Wednesday, June 7, 2017. A man was reportedly shot by Spokane County sheriff’s deputies after he barricaded himself into a room and refused to evacuate.

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Kaity Theirl and Troy White were displaced from their room after a fire burned through the roof of the Motel 6 in Spokane Valley early Wednesday, June 7, 2017. A man was reportedly shot by Spokane County sheriff’s deputies after he barricaded himself into a room and refused to evacuate.

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Investigators gather at the front entrance after fire burned through the roof of the Motel 6 in Spokane Valley early Wednesday, June 7, 2017. A man was reportedly shot by Spokane County sheriffs deputies after he barricaded himself into a room and refused to evacuate.

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Fire burned through the roof of the Motel 6 in Spokane Valley early Wednesday, June 7, 2017. A man was reportedly shot by Spokane County sheriff’s deputies after he barricaded himself into a room and refused to evacuate.

Dan Pelle The Spokesman-Review
Displaced residents Caitlin Green, wrapped in a Spokane Valley Fire Department blanket, along with Eric Heartburg and Denise Mundorff, sit on the curb with their pets, Oscar the dog and Baby Girl the kitten, after a fire burned through the roof of the Motel 6 in Spokane Valley early Wednesday, June 7, 2017. A man was reportedly shot by Spokane County sheriff’s deputies after he barricaded himself into a room and refused to evacuate.

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