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SPD arrests two suspects in a Sunday morning drive-by shooting

Julie Humphreys Public Safety Communication Manager

Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 8:39 a.m.

On 8/04/24 at about 3am, Spokane Police responded to a shooting call in the 1400 block of E. 7^th Ave. Officers arrived to find a woman with a gunshot wound to her leg. Medics treated her on scene and transported her to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The investigation revealed two people were seen at the location, one with a gun, who left in a dark colored vehicle. Officers discovered a bullet hole in the wall of a residence that appeared to be the entry point for the bullet that hit the woman. Children were sleeping in the residence when the shot entered the home. A neighboring residence was also penetrated by gunfire as residents slept there. Additional bullet holes were found including one in a vehicle in the parking lot of the building and shell casings were located. Officers identified a suspect vehicle after speaking with witnesses and victims and reviewing evidence.

Additional officers were following up on the shooting later in the morning when one alert officer made a connection with a DUI arrest also that morning. Officers had responded to a DUI call in the 900 block of E. 2^nd Ave where they found a male passed out in a vehicle with an empty, stolen handgun next to him. Further investigation revealed the male arrested for DUI was a shooting suspect in the drive-by. Follow-up work by patrol officers on Sunday afternoon took them to an apartment in the 600 block of S. Richard Allen Court where they located the second drive-by suspect and took him into custody without incident.

Jonathan Tokwia (35) was booked into the Spokane County Jail where he faces 6 counts of 1^st Degree Assault, 1 count of Drive-by Shooting, 1 count of 1^st Degree Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Possession of a Stolen Firearm, and Vehicle Physical Control - Alcohol.  Jacob K. Milne (18) was booked on 6 counts of 1^st Degree Assault, 1 count of Drive-by Shooting, 1 count of 4^th Degree Assault -related to an assault on another male just prior to the shooting, and 1 count of 1^st Degree Unlawful Possession of a Firearm. Both Tokwia and Milne are convicted felons. Tokwia is being held on $750,000 bond – Milne on $500,000.

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