Shooting Death Investigated

Spokane County detectives continued gathering evidence Wednesday from the scene of a fatal shooting near Elk.

A 50-year-old woman was killed Tuesday in what investigators are calling a suspicious death.

Deputies found the body of Marilyn Gilbert inside a fifth-wheel trailer parked off Bridges Road about 3:30 p.m. A rifle was discovered beside her.

A male companion told detectives the woman had killed herself.

An autopsy will be performed today. Investigators hope it will determine if the victim committed suicide, accidentally shot herself or was murdered, sheriff’s Lt. John Simmons said.

, DataTimes