SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — A man was shot and killed outside a Safeway on East Trent Avenue in the Spokane Valley around 6:15 a.m. on Saturday.
Spokane County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) deputies and Spokane Valley deputies arrived in the area after several callers reported hearing gunshots, seeing a victim lying on the ground and that a possible suspect had fled the scene.
SCSO says the man who was shot died on the scene despite life-saving efforts performed by deputies and firefighters.
According to SCSO, Major Crimes Detectives and Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Unit personnel are in the early stages of investigation.
SCSO says the suspect has not been located, but detectives believe the shooting was an isolated incident and that there is not an ongoing threat to the public.
SCSO says the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office will release the name of the man who was killed, along with his cause and manner of death, at a later time.
The sheriff's office asks anyone with information regarding this incident to call Major Crimes Detective C. Ennis at 509-477-3477 and reference case number 10146002.
