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Matthew R. Teears
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
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/