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Matthew R. Teears

Case # :1554

Gender : Male

Age : 31

Race : White

Date : 11/15/2022

Location : 18608 E Lindsey Lane

City : Greenacres

County : Spokane

State : Washington

Agency : Spokane County SO

Officer(s) :Davis French, Ryan Nelson-Felvarg, Thomas Walton

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

A neighbor called and reported gunshots coming from the home of Matthew Teears. Spokane County deputies and SWAT arrived and Teearslocked himself inside and set something on fire inside. He eventually began shooting at deputies and was shot and killed.

Source Links :

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/nov/15/deputies-shoot-man-in-standoff-in-greenacres/

https://www.fox28spokane.com/swat-standoff-in-greenacres-leaves-one-man-dead/

https://www.kxly.com/deputies-who-shot-killed-man-in-greenacres-standoff-identified/

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/nov/18/deputies-identified-in-greenacres-shooting/