SPOKANE, Wash. — A suspect is at large on Wednesday after an overnight shooting at a downtown hotel left two people injured, Spokane police said.
The shooting happened inside of a room at the Centennial Hotel located on W. North River Drive around 11:52 p.m., according to Spokane Police Sgt. Terry Preuninger.
Someone first called 911 about the shooting at 11:52 p.m. on Wednesday, saying, "My friend is shot." Police then received a second call from a woman who said someone had been shot three times and was "bleeding out," Preuninger said.
When police arrived on scene, they contacted two men with gunshot wounds exiting the hotel into the west parking lot. The men were given first aid by the officers then transported to the hospital.
Officers found a black handgun on the sidewalk on the west side of the building, Preuninger said. The crime scene was located in a room on the 10th floor that extended into the hallway and elevator, police said.
Preuninger said preliminary information indicated that the two victims had set up a "meeting" in their hotel room with an unidentified man. He said there was a confrontation between the men that turned into a shooting.
Police believe the gun found on the sidewalk was thrown from the 10th floor window, bounced off a car in the parking lot and landed near where the wounded men were contacted.
Police were still searching for the suspect late Thursday morning.
Anyone with information regarding the case is asked to call Crime Check at 509-456-2233 and reference case number 2020-20201518.