Police Department

Officer Involved Shooting

Cpl. Nick Briggs, PIO

Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 9:24 a.m.

Update 9/9/22:

SPD is releasing the names of the officers involved in the recent officer involved shooting on E Wabash

Detective Trevor Walker began his service with SPD in 2013 as a reserve police officer. Det. Walker was hired as a full-time officer in 2016, and was assigned to the patrol division after completing the Basic Law Enforcement Academy. Det. Walker was promoted to detective in July, 2022.

Throughout his career, Det. Walker has received numerous accolades. In 2017, Det. Walker was nominated for a life-saving award due to his medical efforts treating a stabbing victim. He received the Chief’s Citation award in 2019 for exemplary performance as a member of patrol team 14, and received the Medal of Merit in 2021 for his work on the TAC team and then recently formed bike team.

Det. Walker was recently selected to be a member of the regional Explosive Disposal Unit (bomb squad). He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice.

Due to his promotion to detective, Det. Walker will be assigned to the investigative division where he will be working in an undercover capacity, therefore his photo is not being released.

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Corporal Chris Johnson (pictured below) has served with SPD since 2007, and has received numerous awards and recognition during his time on patrol.

Cpl. Johnson received the Silver Star in 2011 for his actions in helping save a person in distress on the Maple St. bridge. In 2019 he received a life-saving award for pulling an unconscious person from a burning vehicle. Cpl. Johnson is the recipient of the Medal of Valor due to his actions in 2017 when he chased and apprehended a felony assault suspect who was fleeing with a firearm into a crowded apartment building.

Cpl. Johnson was promoted to Corporal in May, 2022, and is currently assigned to the patrol division.

In addition to serving our community, Cpl. Johnson served our country as a member of the United States Army. Cpl Johnson’s military service included deployments to Iraq. He received multiple awards and honors during his time in the military.

Cpl. Johnson is a member of SPD’s SWAT team. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice.

Original release 9/5/22:

Officer involved shooting in 2900 block of E Wabash

On 09-4-22, a complainant called SPD indicating a court order (anti-harassment order) had been issued and needed to be served on their neighbor. The neighbor left the location prior to SPD officers being able to respond and serve the legal document.

At about 10PM, the complainant advised their neighbor had returned. Shortly thereafter the caller indicated the neighbor was outside with what the complainant believed to be an AR-15 style rifle.

Due to the events which led to the issuance of a court order, coupled with the suspect now being armed and in close proximity to the caller, multiple officers responded to the scene. Shortly thereafter uniformed officers encountered the suspect and an officer-involved shooting took place. At least one long-gun was observed in the immediate vicinity of the suspect.

Officers quickly rendered first aid to the injured suspect. The suspect was subsequently transported to a local, but was later pronounced deceased. The suspect was the only individual injured in the incident.

Per standard procedure, the involved officers were placed on administrative leave. Officers were equipped with body cameras at the time of the incident.

The Spokane Independent Investigative Response team (SIIR) will conduct the investigation.

The SIIR Team is comprised of multiple agencies in eastern Washington, including the Spokane Police Department, Washington State Patrol, Spokane Valley Police Department and the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.  As an involved agency, Spokane Police Department personnel will not be involved in this investigation in compliance with WAC 139-12.

• The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is the case managing agency for this incident. All future communications will be sent via the SIIR Team.
• The Spokane Police Department will release the names of involved officers at a later date.
• Once the SIIR Team investigation is complete, the case will be forwarded to the Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office for review.

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