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Richard Sheppard

Age : 47

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 02/25/2026

Location : 1800 block of West Carlisle Avenue

City : Spokane

County : Spokane

State : Washington

Agency : Spokane Police Department

Officer(s) :Det. Taylor Johnson, Det. Nathan Donaldson, Officer Daniel Valencia

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during homicide investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 02/25/2026 and continuing through 02/27/2026, Spokane Police responded to a stabbing homicide at the Apple Tree Inn at 9508 N. Division Street where 41-year-old Adam Stallings was found dead with stab wounds inside a motel room. Investigators allege multiple people were involved in the killing. During an early-morning operation on 02/25/2026 on West Carlisle Avenue, officers encountered Richard Sheppard after a prolonged attempt to contact him; he was moving around a property with what investigators described as a loaded 12-gauge shotgun. Officers fired their weapons after Sheppard fled over fences toward the perimeter, striking and killing him. Court records describe alleged involvement of the involved persons in a plan to buy drugs, and video footage showed masked individuals fleeing the Apple Tree Inn following the fatal stabbing.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/feb/25/police-shoot-kill-suspect-in-apple-tree-inn-homici/
https://www.khq.com/news/armed-suspect-killed-in-spokane-swat-operation-tied-to-recent-stabbing/article_8f4a3073-3cb8-4971-b157-e58b9057428d.html
https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/north-spokane-stabbing-suspect-killed-in-spokane-police-shooting/293-8912dd60-80c2-4612-a05a-bd7b66e72493