Around 5:45 a.m., a man robbed a grocery store—assaulting a store employee in the process—and fled. As he fled, he fired one round from his gun in the parking lot. Police found the man's vehicle, but he fled on foot. While he was running, an officer shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Joshua Paul Spottedhorse
Agency Responsible: Spokane Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Race: Native American
Date of Death: December 26, 2017
County: Spokane
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Foot
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3263
Geography: Urban