Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age : 42
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/16/2025
Location : Spokane River near Wellpinit
City : Wellpinit
County : Spokane
State : Washington
Agency : Spokane Tribal Police
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Drowning
Event : Killed by police pursuit crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/16/2025 officers with the Spokane Tribal Police attempted to make contact with a man who had active warrants. He fled on foot, jumped into the Spokane River and did not resurface. His body was located days later and he is presumed drowned.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.khq.com/news/presumed-drowning-in-spokane-river-during-police-pursuit/article_7bab55c0-3db0-41c2-9192-0a2aca4907dd.html
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/nov/18/man-presumed-to-have-drowned-after-running-from-/?
https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/man-drowns-spokane-river-fleeing-police/293-136dfe33-cfb4-4466-9e09-39d6be0b1e83
