Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Richard Embree
Gender : Male
Age : 52
Race : White
Date : 06/15/2025
Location : Spokane Valley
City : Spokane
County : Spokane County
State : Washington
Agency : Spokane County Sheriff's Office, Washington State Patrol
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 06/15/2025, Spokane County Sheriff's Office and Washington State Patrol initiated a high-speed chase after a man carjacked a Dodge Challenger at gunpoint near a Spokane Valley coffee shop. The chase proceeded west on I‑90 toward Idaho at speeds reaching 140 mph. Along the interstate, the carjacker intentionally struck a motorcyclist, Richard Embree, near the Stateline area; Embree was hospitalized with serious injuries and died three days later from complications. The chase then returned to Spokane County, where officers deployed spike strips, disabling the car's tires at around 120 mph—creating dangerous conditions that contributed to the crash into civilian vehicles, including a motorcyclist’s, and a State Patrol vehicle. The carjacker exited at Trent Avenue, fired at law enforcement officers, and was killed when officers returned fire.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/jun/17/carjacking-killer-and-motorcyclist-victim-identifi/
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/jun/15/two-dead-in-spokane-valley-crime-spree-including-su/
https://www.khq.com/news/motorcyclist-hit-by-carjacker-dies-after-multiple-injuries/article_ea9cf562-71e2-4b96-96b9-76363b762103.html
https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/motorcyclist-recovering-attacked-by-state-line-carjacking-suspect/293-3a4745fb-c51d-47c6-a7e9-5956470d69ce
https://www.khq.com/community/instagram/identity-revealed-of-suspect-killed-by-police-after-multi-state-crime-spree/article_ae078f4e-c2c2-4f2e-999a-f88076723c54.html
https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/spokane-county-medical-examiner-name-suspect-stateline-shooting-carjacking/293-c9b59ba2-604a-4c1a-a4ce-abbb25867fae
