A life in brief
1 deputy dies and another not expected to survive after firefight with suspect at Washington home
Compiled Nov 4
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
- Tuesday afternoonDeputies responded to a home in Spangle after a woman reported being shot by her brother
- TuesdayDeputies determined the suspect had a felony warrant and SWAT tried to breach the door
- TuesdayGunfire erupted from the home, striking two deputies, who were taken to a hospital in critical condition
- Tuesday nightOne deputy died
- WednesdayThe 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
“He will continue to serve others with the gift of life.”