Spokane Police Investigate Unattended Death on E. 2nd Ave.

Officer Joshua Laiva #1231


Sunday, July 8, 2018 at 5:41 p.m.


Spokane Police investigating unattended death in the 700 block of E. 2nd Ave.

Today, July 8, just after 1:45PM, Spokane Police responded to the report of a deceased male located outside a business in the 700 block of E. 2nd Ave. Spokane Police Officers and Major Crimes Unit (MCU) Detectives responded to the scene for the investigation. Spokane Police Detectives are actively investigating to determine the cause/nature of the unattended death.

Spokane Police ask anyone who witnessed anything suspicious in the area, or had any information for the death investigation, to call Crime Check at (509)456-2233.

The identity of the deceased and the cause of death will be released by the Spokane Medical Examiner’s Office once proper notifications have been made to the family of the deceased.



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