SPOKANE, Wash. — One person died after a shooting on E Wedgewood Avenue in North Spokane.
According to the Spokane Police Department (SPD), a shooting was reported overnight on Sunday at 1 a.m. SPD officers went to the scene, where two shooting victims were found. They were eventually moved to a nearby hospital.
One person has since died of their injuries.
Spokane Major Crimes Unit (SMCU) located the suspect and arrested a 16-year-old man around 2 p.m. on Sunday. He was taken into custody without incident by SPD's SWAT team and Violent Crime Task Force (VCTF). There are no other suspects at this time.
The suspect was arrested for 2nd-degree murder and 1st-degree assault. According to SPD the investigation is ongoing.
KREM 2 News crews on the scene found a vigil was set up for the victim.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is made available.
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