Officer-involved shooting leaves one man dead in Deer Park
DEER PARK, Wash. — UPDATE: The Spokane County Medical Examiner has identified the man killed by a deputy in Deer Park as 31-year-old Josh A. Martin. He died from gunshot wounds.
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A man died when he was shot by a Spokane County Sheriff’s deputy in Deer Park on Friday.
Deputies responded to the area of N. Sherman Rd. and W. Findley Rd. in Deer Park Friday evening after receiving a call about a man who had crashed his car into a ditch
Witnesses say the man was driving recklessly near the 37800 block of N. Sherman before crashing his car. When a responding deputy went to check on that man, he pulled a firearm and made a motion toward that deputy with it.
The deputy responded by shooting the man, killing him.
Neither the deputy nor the victim have been officially identified.
Just got on scene of reported shooting in Deer Park. No details available now. Road block in place at Findley and Sherman. #KXLY pic.twitter.com/OtgVZBz2sb
— Ariana Lake (@arianaKXLY) August 4, 2018
Just got done talking to Sheriff Ozzie who confirmed one man is dead after and an officer involved shooting near Deer Park. #KXLY
— Ariana Lake (@arianaKXLY) August 4, 2018
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