Police Department

Spokane Police Officers Involved In A Use Of Deadly Force In The 1800 Block Of West Carlisle Avenue

Officer T. Leming, PIO

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 9:29 a.m.

The following information is preliminary; more information will be released at a later time by the Spokane Independent Investigation Response (SIIR) Team.

On February 24, 2026 at approximately 11 p.m., Spokane Police Officers responded to the 1800 block of West Carlisle Avenue. Information gathered in the North Spokane homicide on the 22nd at the Appletree Inn led detectives to identify a suspect reportedly staying at this location. Due to the high-risk nature of the investigation and with information the suspect was armed, specialty units were called to assist, including Spokane Police SWAT. Officers identified a male believed to be one of the suspects in the homicide at this location. Additional information was obtained by officers on scene that confirmed they had located the correct individual and that he was armed with a firearm.

Detectives applied for and were granted a search warrant and several attempts to contact the suspect were made by the Spokane Police Hostage Negotiation Team (HNT). The male suspect was uncooperative and was observed several times exiting and re-entering the location with what appeared to be a firearm in his hands.

Continued attempts to contact the male were made but were unsuccessful. Rather than complying with commands, the suspect attempted to breach the police perimeter by fleeing through neighboring yards carrying what appeared to be a long gun. The suspect encountered police, and an officer involved use of deadly force occurred.

Officers began life saving measures until medics arrived and took over, but the suspect succumbed to his injuries at the scene. No community members or officers were injured during this event.

As standard protocol, the officers involved will be placed on administrative leave. The names of the officers involved will be released on a later date.

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 County Sheriff’s Office, Washington State Patrol, and the Spokane Police Department.

As an involved agency, Spokane Police Department personnel will not be involved in this investigation in compliance with WAC 139-12.

• All future communications will be sent via the SIIR Team. The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is the case managing agency for this incident.
• The Spokane Police Department will release the names of the officers involved 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.
• The name of the deceased will be released by the Spokane County Medical Examiner.

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