Drive-by shooting in northwest Spokane injures man

A man in his 20s was shot in the stomach early today in a northwest Spokane drive-by shooting that witnesses told police was unprovoked. The man, who was not identified, was taken to Deaconess Medical Center following the 2:30 a.m. incident. Spokane police said a group was drinking alcohol in the 2100 block of West Maxwell Avenue when a white SUV drove by and fired multiple rounds at them. The vehicle fled north on Belt Street.