Shooter who killed man near Dishman Hills claims self-defense

A man called 911 Monday evening reporting he had just shot another man he said was trying to kill him, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

The man who was shot was pronounced dead on scene.

Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence on the 2000 block of South Park Road about 6:30 p.m., where they detained the shooter.

Major Crimes detectives and forensics personnel responded to continue the investigation. The shooter maintained he fired in self-defense. As of late Monday night, he was still detained and had not been charged, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Names of the men involved have yet to be released.