SPOKANE, Wash. — A man who shot at a Spokane police officer and chased another one in his car after a series of drive-by shootings will spend more than six decades behind bars.
Ray Wynecoop, 23, was sentenced Friday to 65.25 years in prison for shooting Spokane Police Officer Kris Honaker in 2022. Wynecoop plead guilty to multiple felony charges related to the shooting last October and has been awaiting sentencing in the Spokane County Jail ever since.
Isaac Ott, the man accused of shooting alongside Wynecoop, is set to go to trial on April 22. He previously pleaded not guilty to all charges against him.
The charges stem from a shooting incident that occurred near the Garland District on June 26, 2022. Officers responded to reports of a drive-by shooting in the area when one of the responding officers reported being chased by the suspects' vehicle. When other responding officers located the suspects and other officer, Wynecoop began firing gunshots and hit Officer Honaker before fleeing.
Police said the first shots were fired at approximately 1:40 p.m. near the intersection of East Garland Avenue and East Empire Avenue on Sunday, June 26. More shots followed at a home in the 3000 block of North Martin Street within five minutes of the first report.
The men reportedly crashed into a tree near North Nevada and East Liberty. Although their car was damaged, police said they were able to flee again but eventually lost control and ended up in the front yard of a nearby house. Police said the men were able to flee on foot after the crash before ultimately being arrested.
Both were under Department of Corrections (DOC) supervision at the time of the shooting, according to police.
Last October, Wynecoop pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault for the officers he shot at and three more counts of assault for victims in the other drive-by shootings. He also pleaded guilty to two counts of drive-by shooting, attempt to elude and malicious mischief.
Wynecoop still faces federal charges related to the shooting.
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