One dead in South Hill shooting

A man is dead and another is detained following a shooting Thursday morning on the South Hill, Spokane police said.

Officers responded to a call for a shooting at around 8:45 a.m. in the 900 block of East 33rd Avenue, located between Grand Boulevard and Arthur Street, said Officer Tricia Leming, police spokeswoman.

She said one man was shot and medics provided CPR before the man was taken to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

The male who was detained had not been charged with a crime as of Thursday afternoon, Leming said. She said she was unaware of any other injuries.

Police are investigating the incident as a homicide.

Neighbors said they may have heard a gunshot Thursday morning and were surprised by the deadly shooting in an otherwise quiet neighborhood.

"Never seen anything like this going on," said Beth Allen, who has lived in her 33rd Avenue home for 13 years.

Rob Thomas, another neighbor, said he just happened to be walking out his front door when he heard screaming down the block. He didn't think much of it, perhaps some kids fighting. One of his neighbors told him to make sure her children didn't come outside her house and that she knew CPR before she rushed down the street.

Thomas said his neighbor was at the apparent shooting scene for a minute before walking back to her house and telling Thomas someone was shot.

He said he was "floored" because shootings don't happen in his neighborhood.

"I'm shocked," Thomas said. "This is a nice, tight-knit kind of community."

Darryl Sargent said he was in his kitchen when he heard a "pop," similar to a firecracker. He said the sound didn't faze him, so he didn't look out his window.

Later, a handful of Spokane police cruisers and red crime scene tape cordoning off a section of the street was visible from his front window. At least one police dog and its handler was walking along a sidewalk.

Sargent said he was a bit surprised the shooting happened in his neighborhood, but not surprised given the commonality of shootings across the city.

"I've lived (in Spokane) all my life and I've seen it deteriorate over the years," Sargent said.

Lynnea Van Voorhis said she was inside her home reading Thursday morning when she heard what sounded like a metal car door slamming. She then heard a fire truck arrive outside her home and saw firefighters walking to her neighbor's house. Police cruisers also flooded the street.

It was the most police activity she's seen on her block.

"It's never this insane," Van Voorhis said.

Six schools in the area entered a "secure and teach" mode, meaning school activities remained normal and exterior doors were locked, from about 9:10 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. because of the shooting, said Ryan Lancaster, Spokane Public Schools spokesman.

Detectives were working the scene at least into Thursday afternoon. Leming said she expects to release more information Friday.

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