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April 21, 2021 4:48 PM Matthew Kincanon
SPOKANE, Wash. The Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office says 38-year-old Vadim A. Grishchuk, the suspected car prowler involved in a shooting with police Saturday, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
The incident occurred on Saturday, when an person called police and reported a man broke into their vehicle parked near Fifth Avenue and Cannon Street. When they confronted Grishchuk, they said that he pointed a gun at them. According to police reports, Grishchuk may have found the alleged victim’s handgun, which was loaded and secured in their vehicle.
Spokane Police arrived to find Grishchuk armed with the gun inside the vehicle. According to the investigation, police began to give commands and one shot was fired at officers from the vehicle, resulting in officer Brandon Roy firing back at Grishchuck. The Medical Examiner’s Office says this shot, while aimed at the direction of the
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April 18, 2021 12:32 PM Connor Sarles
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SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. Spokane Valley deputies are investigating the death of a couple at an apartment complex Saturday evening.
Authorities say family members had arrived at the apartment near Skyview and Clinton around 9 p.m. on Saturday, but were unable to enter. They told deputies they could see into the apartment and saw a woman on the floor unconscious.
While first responders were on their way, the family members forced the door open.
The couple inside a man and a woman were both dead. Detectives and the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office are working to determine the cause of their deaths, and the Sheriff’s Office is getting a search warrant to reenter the apartment and collect evidence.
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SPOKANE, Wash. Hundreds of community members came together Wednesday night for a candlelight vigil at Franklin Park for a mother who was killed in her North Spokane home on Sunday.
Kassie was found dead in her home on North Adams Street and her five-year-old daughter, Lilly, is hospitalized after suffering injuries in the attack. The Spokane County Medical Examiner said Kassie died from multiple stab wounds and confirmed the manner of death as homicide.
Updated: 5:46 PM PDT April 12, 2021
SPOKANE, Wash. Spokane County announced the hiring of a new Chief Medical Examiner on Monday.
Dr. Venna D. Singh will be filling one of the two medical examiner positions that are being vacated by Dr. Sally Aiken and Dr. John Howard when they retire.
According to a press release from Spokane County Spokesperson Jared Webley, Singh was most recently the medical examiner in Anoka County, Minnesota. Prior to that, she was a medical examiner in New Mexico and Arizona for several years.
Singh is a Doctor of Medicine and has a Master’s in Public Health from Oregon Health and Science University, according to Webley. She also completed residency training at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center and fellowship training at the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator.