3 dead, including suspect, and 2 deputies critically injured in eastern Washington state

A shooting and subsequent firefight with responding officers left three people dead, including the suspect, and two deputies critically wounded in eastern Washington state Tuesday.

Deputies responded to a home in Spokane County, which borders Idaho, around 2:30 p.m. after a woman told her neighbor that she had been shot by her brother, Sheriff John Nowels said during a news conference.

Authorities determined that the suspect had an active felony warrant and there may be other victims, according to the sheriff’s office.

“SWAT team members and deputies approached the house, attempted to breach the door and were met with gunfire,” he said.

Other deputies returned fire and worked to move the wounded members of the SWAT team to safety, according to officials.

One person was found dead in the home, while another was in the yard, he said. The suspect is also dead. Neither the names of the victims nor the suspect have been released.

Authorities are investigating the shooting and what may have caused it.

Both deputies, who Nowels described as young members of the SWAT team, were taken to the hospital, along with the woman who said she was shot by her brother. She has non-life threatening injuries, he said.

“It’s a very tragic day in Spokane County. A lot of families have been affected,” he said. “Both of our deputies, fighting for their lives.”

周二，华盛顿州东部发生一起枪击事件，随后与赶到现场的警员发生交火，造成包括嫌疑人在内的三人死亡，两名警员重伤。

斯波坎县警长约翰·诺威尔斯在新闻发布会上说，下午 2 点 30 分左右，一名女子告诉邻居她被哥哥枪击，随后警员赶到位于爱达荷州边境的斯波坎县的一处住宅。

据警长办公室称，当局认定嫌疑人身负重罪逮捕令，并且可能还有其他受害者。

他说：“特警队员和警员接近房屋，试图破门而入，结果遭到枪击。”

据官方消息，其他警员还击，并努力将受伤的特警队员转移到安全地带。

他说，一人被发现死于屋内，另一人死于院子里。嫌疑人也已死亡。受害者和嫌疑人的姓名均未公布。

当局正在调查这起枪击事件及其可能的原因。

诺维尔斯称这两名警员都是特警队的年轻成员，他们和那名自称被哥哥枪击的女子一起被送往医院。诺维尔斯说，她的伤势没有生命危险。

“对于斯波坎县来说，今天是极其悲惨的一天。许多家庭都受到了影响，”他说。“我们的两名警员都在与死神搏斗。”