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Dominic Spears

Age : 39

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 08/03/2022

Location : 2nd and Spokane

City : Spokane

County : Spokane

State : Washington

Agency : Spokane Police Department, Spokane County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Detective Derek McNall; Officers Jacob Siegel, Robert Riggles, Brandon Lynch, Scott Lesser

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/03/2022, Dominic Shears and two other men committed an armed robbery at the Oxford Suites in Spokane Valley. After dropping off the other two men in downtown Spokane, Shears crashed the getaway van into a business at the intersection of East 3rd Avenue and South Sheridan Street. Responding Spokane Police officers encountered Shears, who fired multiple rounds at them from inside the van. Officers returned fire, and Shears remained barricaded inside the vehicle. One officer sustained minor injuries from shrapnel.
SWAT personnel from multiple agencies responded and negotiated with Shears for nearly five hours. During the standoff, officers observed him still armed and refusing repeated commands to surrender. Shortly before 6:00 a.m., Shears exited the van while still armed. Detective Derek McNall of the Spokane County Sheriff's Office and Spokane Police Officers Jacob Siegel, Robert Riggles, Brandon Lynch, and Scott Lesser fired their service weapons, striking Shears. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Washington State Patrol managed the investigation through the Spokane Independent Investigative Response (SIIR) Team. In June 2024, the Spokane County Prosecutor concluded that the officers' use of deadly force was legally justified and declined to file criminal charges.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.khq.com/news/what-happened-to-my-partner-robbery-suspects-appear-in-court-after-third-partner-shot-and/article_3d2bef4a-145f-11ed-80b1-3f694f839f0d.html
https://www.kxly.com/spokane-co-sheriffs-office-names-detective-involved-in-deadly-shootout-with-suspect/
https://www.kxly.com/spokane-police-department-identifies-officers-involved-in-downtown-shootout/