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Deputies responded to a home in Spokane County, which borders
Idaho, around 2:30 p.m. after a woman told her neighbor that she
had been shot by her brother, Sheriff John Nowels said during a
news conference.
Authorities determined that the suspect had an active felony
warrant and there may be other victims, according to the
sheriff's office.
“SWAT team members and deputies approached the house, attempted
to breach the door and were met with gunfire,” he said.
Other deputies returned fire and worked to move the wounded
members of the SWAT team to safety, according to officials.
One person was found dead in the home, while another was in the
yard, he said. The suspect is also dead. Neither the names of
the victims nor the suspect have been released.
Authorities are investigating the shooting and what may have
caused it.
Both deputies, who Nowels described as young members of the SWAT
team, were taken to the hospital, along with the woman who said
she was shot by her brother. She has non-life threatening
injuries, he said.
“It’s a very tragic day in Spokane County. A lot of families
have been affected,” he said. “Both of our deputies, fighting
for their lives.”
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