Police Department

One Dead, One Injured, In Early Morning Shooting

Cpl. Nick Briggs, PIO

Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at 11:47 a.m.

Update 9/8/23:

Spokane Police have connected a man arrested in a shooting on Wed. 9/06/23 as the suspect in a separate shooting earlier that day.

Major Crimes detectives developed probable cause to arrest 19 year old Abraham Evaristo-Valderas in the shooting of two people on Colton St. in Northeast Spokane in the early morning hours Wed. Evaristo-Valderas is charged with one count of 2^nd Degree Murder and one count of 1^st Degree Assault in that case.

Additionally, Evaristo-Valderas is charged with one count of 1^st Degree Assault for a shooting later on that evening.

The suspect was arrested and booked in the Spokane County Jail following the second shooting.

He is being held on ­­­­­­­­­­­­­more than a million dollars bond.

The investigation into both shootings is ongoing.

Original Release 9/6/23:

One person dead, one injured, in early morning shooting

On 9-6-23, just after 3AM, SPD patrol officers responded to an encampment in the 6100 block of N Colton St in Northeast Spokane on a report of a shooting.

Subsequently, two adult male shooting victims were located. Despite life-saving efforts, one victim succumbed to their injuries at a local hospital. Another victim is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Major Crimes Unit detectives are actively investigating. Further information will be released as appropriate.

If you have information regarding this incident, and have not spoken with investigators, you’re asked to call crime check at 509-456-2233, reference incident 2023-20177691.

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