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1 deputy dies and another not expected to survive after firefight with suspect at Washington home
Compiled Nov 4

What happened
One of two sheriff's deputies wounded in a firefight with a suspect in Washington state has died, and the other is not expected to survive
The detail
Deputies responded to a home in Spangle, a small farming community south of Spokane, on Tuesday afternoon
The detail
A woman told her neighbor that she had been shot by her brother
The detail
SWAT team members and deputies tried to breach the door after determining the suspect had a felony warrant and there might be other victims
How it unfolded
Tuesday afternoon: Deputies responded to a home in Spangle after a woman reported being shot by her brother · Tuesday: Deputies determined the suspect had a felony warrant and SWAT tried to breach the door · Tuesday: Gunfire erupted from the home, striking two deputies, who were taken to a hospital in critical condition · Tuesday night: One deputy died · Wednesday: The other deputy was being kept on life support to allow organ donation, and authorities confirmed one deputy's death and announced the other was not expected to survive
Still unresolved
Neither deputy was identified

