1 Dead, security officer injured during confrontation
Mead WA. October 2 2023 One person died and another was injured in a shooting in Mead on Saturday morning.
The incident happened in the area of the 2400 block of East Hawthorne Road at about 11:15 a.m.
According to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO), initial 911 calls reported a security guard and two other people got into a fight. The calls went on to say the two people were shot during the struggle.
First responders from the Spokane Police Department (SPD) officers, SCSO deputies and medical personnel found the two gunshot victims at the scene.
SCSO said one person died at the scene.
Emergency crews took the other gunshot victim to the hospital for medical treatment.
The security guard involved was not seriously injured during the struggle.
Officials are processing the scene for evidence and documentation. Roads are still closed on Hawthorne Road between Nevada Street and Parksmith Drive while deputies and officers investigate.
The Spokane Medical Examiner’s Officer will release the victim’s name and cause & manner of death at a later time.
