SPOKANE, Wash. — A suspect has been arrested in the road rage shooting that left a driver dead on eastbound I-90 near Thor.
According to WSP, detective Troy Corkins developed probable cause to arrest Treven F. Lewis for second-degree murder. Lewis was arrested Wednesday afternoon and taken into custody without incident, WSP says. He has been booked into the Spokane County Jail.
Lewis was convicted of manslaughter in 2014. He threw a fatal punch killing a Vietnam vet who was trying to break up a house party. Lewis served time in prison.
According to Washington State Patrol (WSP) and Spokane police, the incident occurred around 9:45 p.m. Friday night. At least two cars were involved. One of the cars fired a gun at the driver in the opposite car. That driver was hit and exited at the eastbound I-90 off ramp on Sprague Ave. before crashing through a fence. Police pronounced the driver dead at the scene.
The victim was identified as 34-year-old David Knoepfle.
The eastbound I-90 off ramp on Sprague Ave. was closed off as police investigated the area.
This is a developing news story and we will provide updates as more information becomes available.
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