A man whom Spokane County Deputies are calling a Good Samaritan helped spare a woman from further injury in an assault, and his actions helped lead to the suspect’s capture.
Spokane man shoots out tire of suspect’s car
Wednesday morning, around 9:50 AM, Spokane County Deputies responded to what was first thought to be a dangerous man with a firearm near Conklin Road and East Sprague.
When Officers arrived, they found out the armed man was trying to prevent an assault suspect from fleeing. The suspect, identified as 36-year-old William C. Morris, was reportedly beating the woman before getting into the car. The armed man and his family saw the assault.
The armed man rushed over and stood in front of Morris’ black Kia, and told him he couldn’t leave until Officers arrived. He then pulled a handgun and pointed it at Morris’ car, even as the suspect continued to lunge forward, trying to perhaps ‘persuade’ the man to move. Realizing Morris would probably hit him, the Samaritan jumped to the side and shot out the left front tire of the car…