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Man found shot in crashed vehicle in north Spokane identified

March 10, 2023 Updated Fri., March 10, 2023 at 8:54 p.m.

A driver struck this car late Tuesday and was found dead by police inside his car that flipped over in the crash. Police say the man had been shot.  (Quinn Welsch/The Spokesman-Review)
A driver struck this car late Tuesday and was found dead by police inside his car that flipped over in the crash. Police say the man had been shot. (Quinn Welsch/The Spokesman-Review) Buy this photo

The man killed in a shooting that resulted in a vehicle rollover Tuesday night in north Spokane has been identified.

Joshua Vandouris, 39, died from a gunshot wound of the torso, according to the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office. The office declared the death a homicide.

Spokane police discovered Vandouris inside of the crashed vehicle on the 200 block of East Cleveland Avenue, police said.

The police department is investigating.

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