Spokane Police arrest juvenile male for Attempted 1st Murder for stabbing at House of Charity

Sgt. Lydia Taylor, 509.622.5847


Thursday, August 22, 2013 at 1:20 p.m.


Spokane Police arrest juvenile male for Attempted 1st Murder for stabbing at House of Charity.

On 08-22-13 around 6:30 am Spokane Police responded to the report of a stabbing at the House of Charity at 32 W Pacific. Witnesses indicated the stabbing suspect was yelling that he was going to kill the stabbing victim. Upon arrival, officers found a male who had been stabbed with a butcher knife in the back of the head.

Police quickly located and detained the suspect. The male, a 17 year-old juvenile, was booked into Juvenile for Attempted 1st Murder.



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