Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Sethaniel Bunch

Gender : Male

Age : 24

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/27/2025

Location : Eastern State Hospital parking lot

City : Medical Lake

County : Spokane

State : Washington

Agency : Spokane County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Killed by police after shooting hospital employee

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On September 27, 2025, a 24-year-old man opened fire on the grounds of Eastern State Hospital in Medical Lake. Spokane County deputies engaged and returned fire. The man retreated toward his vehicle, where he was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Spokane County Medical Examiner ruled the death a suicide. The Spokane County Sheriff's Office is conducting the investigation.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.dshs.wa.gov/os/office-communications/media-release/statement-shooting-death-employee-eastern-state-hospital
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/sep/27/eastern-state-hospital-employee-shot-killed-in-par/
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/employee-shot-and-killed-at-was-eastern-state-hospital/