Spokane County Sheriff’s Office IDs deputy in fatal Eastern State Hospital shooting

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office released the name of the deputy who fired his gun following a deadly shooting at Eastern State Hospital last week.

Deputy Evann Flanagan has been with the Sheriff’s Office since October of 2022. He works as a Patrol Deputy and is a member of the Sheriff’s Office TAC Team and a current drone operator.

While Deputy Flanagan did fire shots toward the man suspected of shooting and killing a security guard at Eastern State Hospital on Saturday, the Spokane County Medical Examiner said the 24-year-old suspect died of suicide…

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