SPOKANE, Wash. – A lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Spokane Superior Court by the family of Joshua Musselman, a man shot and killed by Spokane police in late 2024.
On December 29, officers responded to reports of a man firing a rifle outside the Northcliff Terrace Apartments in Spokane. Upon arrival, they found 29-year-old Musselman, who they believed was armed. He was shot multiple times, and investigators later discovered an air rifle lying next to his body.
The 42-page lawsuit, filed on behalf of Musselman’s estate, names the City of Spokane, the Spokane Police Department and Washington State as defendants. It alleges that gross negligence from the state’s behavioral health system led to Musselman’s wrongful death due to excessive force…