What we know
What we know: 1 deputy dies and another not expected to survive after firefight with suspect at Washington home
Compiled Nov 4
What we know
- 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
- Deputies responded to a home in Spangle, a small farming community south of Spokane, on Tuesday afternoon
- A woman told her neighbor that she had been shot by her brother
- SWAT team members and deputies tried to breach the door after determining the suspect had a felony warrant and there might be other victims
- Gunfire erupted from the home and the two deputies were struck, then taken to a hospital in critical condition
- Other deputies returned fire and found the suspect dead inside, along with one other victim in the house and one in the yard
What we don’t know yet
- Neither deputy was identified
- The names of the victims and the suspect have not been released
- Authorities are investigating the shooting and what may have led to it
Open questions
- Who were the deputies involved?
- Who was the suspect and what led to the shooting?
- Who were the other victims found in the house and yard?
- What is the current condition of the woman hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries?
Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.