One dead after shooting in East Central

A man was arrested late Tuesday afternoon in connection with a fatal shooting in East Central Spokane earlier in the day.

Edward A. Bushnell was booked into the Spokane County Jail on a charge of second-degree murder.

The shooting followed an apparent domestic dispute inside a home along Altamont Street near Fifth Avenue, police and neighbors said. The homeowner asked the arguing couple to leave. They went outside, where the man began to hit the woman, according to witnesses.

That’s when Bushnell showed up, police said, and began arguing with the man involved in the domestic dispute. The disagreement escalated to an altercation shortly before 10 a.m., and Bushnell reportedly pulled a gun and fired, shooting the man involved in the domestic dispute, police said.

Witnesses reported hearing three to four shots.

“Neighbors were running from all directions,” said Will Walker, who lives nearby.

Bushnell, 27, does not appear to have a felony record in Washington.

Police Lt. Steve Wohl said Bushnell was attempting to help the woman who was being assaulted. The man who was allegedly assaulting the woman was taken to a hospital and died from his wounds.

The identity of the victim will be released by the Spokane County medical examiner.