Law enforcement experts say Spangle shooting is a reminder of how dangerous all calls can be

For law enforcement officers across Washington and beyond, the shooting of two Spokane County deputies has been a stark reminder of the dangers behind every 911 call.

“We all go to work expecting to come home, not expecting something really, really bad to happen. When it does happen, it’s a real wake-up call,” said former King County Sheriff and KING 5 law enforcement analyst John Urquhart. “Police work is a big family, and we look at that family, and we look at what happened and it hits hard.”

Deputies responded around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday to a home in Spangle after a woman ran to a neighbor’s house and said her brother shot her, according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office…

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