SPOKANE, Wash. — The man accused of last Friday made his first court appearance.
According to court documents from Spokane County Superior Court, officers responded to reports of gunshots around 7 p.m. on Oct. 17 in the area of East Mission Avenue and North Cincinnati Street near .
Investigators said the victim, , had been pistol-whipped and shot. When officers arrived, they found Cranford in a yard on East Sinto Avenue. He was taken to Sacred Heart Medical Center, where he died a few hours later…