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SPOKANE COUNTY, December 6, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause of death of the man who died as the result of an incident in the 3000 block of Bridgeport Ave in Spokane, WA on December 5, 2019

Name: Ronald J. Wittkopf
Age: 55 years
Cause of Death: Mechanical asphyxia due to chest compression injury  
Manner: Accident

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SPOKANE COUNTY, November 26 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity of the woman who was found in the Spokane River near Upriver Drive in Spokane, WA on November 22, 2019

Name: Brandi Conner
Age: 48 years
Cause of Death: Pending Toxicology
Manner: Pending

Pending - is a temporary designation for cause and/or manner when additional investigation, information and/or test results are required for certification. Pending is amended once all information and test results are received

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Media recently requested information regarding the following:
SPOKANE COUNTY, November 14 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause and manner of death of a woman who died at Providence Holy Family Hospital, in Spokane, WA on February 27, 2019

Name: Marion K. Wilson
Age: 64 years
Cause of Death: Superficial necrosis and inflammation of the esophagus, stomach, and small bowel due to accidental ingestion of household vinegar in place of bowel preparation solution
Manner: Accident

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SPOKANE COUNTY, November 14 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity of the man who died in the 6000 block of E. Broadway, in Spokane Valley, WA on November 7, 2019

Name: Erik M. Andersen
Age: 54 years
Cause of Death: Pending Toxicology
Manner: Pending

Pending - is a temporary designation for cause and/or manner when additional investigation, information and/or test results are required for certification. Pending is amended once all information and test results are received.

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SPOKANE COUNTY, November 14 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity of the man who died in the 2000 block of E. Boone, in Spokane, WA on November 10, 2019

Name: Robert R. Ellison
Age: 37 years
Cause of Death: Pending
Manner: Pending

Pending - is a temporary designation for cause and/or manner when additional investigation, information and/or test results are required for certification. Pending is amended once all information and test results are received.

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SPOKANE COUNTY, November 12, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause of death of the man who died at Sacred Heart Medical Center on 11/09/2019 as the result of an incident in at Thor St. and the Palouse Hwy in Spokane, WA on November 9, 2019

Name: Gerald G. Schafer
Age: 77 years
Cause of Death: Multiple bilateral rib fractures, sternal fracture, due to blunt impact to chest
Contributory Factors: Pelvic fractures, brain contusions     Manner: Accident

Any determination by the Medical Examiner of Suicide, Accident or Homicide in no way limits the ability of law enforcement to investigate to whatever extent they deem appropriate or necessary; nor is the manner of death as determined by a Medical Examiner the same as the prosecutor's legal determination, for example, most motor vehicle deaths are classified as "accident " by the Medical Examiner, however the prosecutor may pursue a legal charge of "vehicular homicide".

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SPOKANE COUNTY October 23, 2019 @ 4:58 p.m. - Media is reporting on a reported law enforcement involved incident which apparently occurred in Hillyard in Spokane, WA on October 23, 2019. At present this office has not been called to this scene and has no information to release. This page will be updated once there is information to release.

***Update October 25, 2019 @ 1:45 p.m. a.m.

SPOKANE COUNTY, October 25, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause and manner of death of the man who died as the result of an incident in the 3000 block of E. Garnet in Spokane, WA on October 23, 2019

Name: David W. Shafer
Age: 61 years
Cause of Death: Two gunshot wounds to torso
Manner: Homicide

The death certificate in is a Washington State Health Department Document, NOT a Medical Examiner or Coroner document, the death certification process includes manner of death classification of (Accident, Homicide, Natural, Suicide, Undetermined), intended to describe the action associated with a death, if any, for public health department vital statistics purposes. The manner of death as used by the Office of the Medical Examiner does not address presence or absence of intent, culpability or justification of any action associated with a death and therefore any determination by the Medical Examiner of Suicide, Accident or Homicide in no way limits the ability of law enforcement to investigate to whatever extent they deem appropriate or necessary.

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SPOKANE COUNTY, October 17, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity of the man who died as the result of an incident in the 5900 block of N. Canal in Newman Lake, WA on October 5, 2019:

Name: Sergey A. Rumyantsev
Age: 25 years
Cause of Death: Pending
Manner: Pending

***Update December 6, 2019 @ 1020 a.m.

Cause of Death: Methamphetamine toxicity                         Contributory Factors: Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Manner: Accident

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SPOKANE COUNTY, October 15, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause and manner of death of the man who died near Crestline and Wellesley, Spokane, WA on October 10, 2019

Name: Tyler Chestnutt
Age: 28 years
Cause of Death: Multiple blunt injuries
Manner: Accident

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SPOKANE COUNTY October 9, 2019 - Media is reporting on an incident that occurred in Chattaroy, WA on October 8, 2019. At present this office has no information to release. This page will be updated once there is information to release.

*** Update October 11, 2019 @ 3:48 p.m. - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause of death of the woman who died as the result of an incident Chattaroy, WA on October 8, 2019

Name: Susan E. Bishop
Age: 71 years
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound of the head
Manner: Homicide

*** Update October 11, 2019 @ 3:48 p.m. - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause of death of the man who died as the result of an incident Chattaroy, WA on October 8, 2019

Name: Scott G. Bishop
Age: 72 years
Cause of Death: Contact gunshot wound of the head
Manner: Suicide

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SPOKANE COUNTY, October 9, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause and manner of death of the man who died at Sacred Heart Medical Center as the result of an incident in Liberty Lake, WA on October 8, 2019.

Name: Bryan Lee Powell
Age: 46 years
Cause of Death: Subtotal amputation of lower left extremity due to blunt impact                                             Contributory Factors: Pelvic, rib, and T9-10 spine fractures
Manner: Vehicular accident 

The manner of death as used by the Office of the Medical Examiner does not address presence or absence of intent, culpability or justification of any action associated with a death and therefore any determination by the Medical Examiner of Suicide, Accident or Homicide in no way limits the ability of law enforcement to investigate to whatever extent they deem appropriate or necessary; nor is the manner of death as determined by a Medical Examiner the same as the prosecutor's legal determination, for example, most motor vehicle deaths are classified as "accident " by the Medical Examiner, however the prosecutor may pursue a legal charge of "vehicular homicide". 

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SPOKANE COUNTY, September 12, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity of the child who died in the 2400 Block of W. Second Ave in Spokane, WA on September 6, 2019

Name: Hendrix A. Hall
Age: 1 Year
Cause of Death: Pending
Manner: Pending

Pending - is a temporary designation for cause and/or manner when additional investigation, information and/or test results are required for certification. Pending is amended once all information and test results are received.

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SPOKANE COUNTY, September 12, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause and manner of death of the man who died at Sacred Heart Medical Center as the result of an incident on I 90 West (Exit 282A) on September 10, 2019.

Name: Yannel Dona Alain Mignonsin
Age: 26 years
Cause of Death: Blunt head, chest, and extremity injuries
Manner: Vehicular accident (Pedestrian)

The manner of death as used by the Office of the Medical Examiner does not address presence or absence of intent, culpability or justification of any action associated with a death and therefore any determination by the Medical Examiner of Suicide, Accident or Homicide in no way limits the ability of law enforcement to investigate to whatever extent they deem appropriate or necessary; nor is the manner of death as determined by a Medical Examiner the same as the prosecutor's legal determination, for example, most motor vehicle deaths are classified as "accident " by the Medical Examiner, however the prosecutor may pursue a legal charge of "vehicular homicide". 

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SPOKANE COUNTY, August 26, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause and manner of death of the man who died near 6900 N Wall St. in Spokane, WA on August 26, 2019.

Name: Garth Mortimer
Age: 49 years
Cause of Death: Head trauma including skull fracture
Manner: Vehicular accident

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SPOKANE COUNTY, August 16, 2019 @ 2:55 P.M.

Re: ongoing law enforcement scene near Knox Ave and Woodruff Rd. in Spokane Valley . 

At present time the Medical Examiner's Office has not been called out to this investigation by law enforcement, this office currently has no information available. 

Once information is available it will be posted to this page.

***Update August 21, 2019 @ 10:31 a.m.

SPOKANE COUNTY, August 21, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause and manner of death of the man who died as the result of an incident in the 10000 block of E. Montgomery in Spokane Valley, WA on August 16, 2019

Name: Colin C. Osborn
Age: 38 years
Cause of Death: Perforating gunshot wound to head
Manner: Homicide

The death certificate in is a Washington State Health Department Document, NOT a Medical Examiner or Coroner document, the death certification process includes manner of death classification of (Accident, Homicide, Natural, Suicide, Undetermined), intended to describe the action associated with a death, if any, for public health department vital statistics purposes. The manner of death as used by the Office of the Medical Examiner does not address presence or absence of intent, culpability or justification of any action associated with a death and therefore any determination by the Medical Examiner of Suicide, Accident or Homicide in no way limits the ability of law enforcement to investigate to whatever extent they deem appropriate or necessary.

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SPOKANE COUNTY, August 14, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause and manner of death of the man who was found in the Spokane River near Barker Road Bridge in Spokane Valley, WA on August 1, 2019

Name: Todd A. Jacobson
Age: 49 years
Cause of Death: Asphyxia due to drowning and self-strangulation by ligature
Manner: Suicide

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SPOKANE COUNTY, July 31, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause and manner of death of the man who died in the 11000 block of N. Wood Rd. in Reardan, WA on July 26, 2019

Name: John B. Smith
Age: 62 years
Cause of Death: Blunt head, chest, pelvic and extremity injuries
Manner: Accident

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SPOKANE COUNTY, July 18, 2019

Re: the ongoing investigation at W. Shannon in Spokane, WA

At present time the Medical Examiner's Office has no information available. 

Once information is available it will be posted to this page.

*** Update July 19, 2019

SPOKANE COUNTY, July 19, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause of death of the woman who died as the result of an incident in the 1600 block of W. Shannon, in Spokane, WA on July 17, 2019

Name: Alyssa C. Dodd
Age: 20 years
Cause of Death: Blunt head injuries
Manner: Homicide

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SPOKANE COUNTY, July 16, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause of death of the man who died at Sacred Heart Medical Center on July 13, 2019 as the result of an incident in Nine Mile Falls, WA on July 13, 2019

Name: Dominic Ortiz Bonilla
Age: 22 years
Cause of Death: fractures of base and vault of skull with brain lacerations due to blunt impact to head
Manner: Accident

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SPOKANE COUNTY, July 10, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause of death of the woman who died at Sacred Heart Medical Center on July 7, 2019 as the result of an incident on in the 15000 block of N. Wandermere in Spokane County, WA on July 7, 2019

Name: Misty R. Hirsch
Age: 38 years
Cause of Death:  Gunshot wound to head
Manner: Homicide

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SPOKANE COUNTY, July 8, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause of death of the woman who died at Sacred Heart Medical Center on July 6, 2019 as the result of an incident on highway 395 in Stevens County, WA on July 6, 2019

Name: Brianna Arena
Age: 29 years
Cause of Death:  Multiple blunt injuries
Manner: Vehicular accident

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SPOKANE COUNTY, July 8, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause of death of the woman who died as the result of an incident in the 500 block of W. Sprague, in Spokane, WA on July 3, 2019

Name: Galina Bridget Hensz
Age: 21 years
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound to head
Manner: Homicide

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SPOKANE COUNTY, July 8, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause of death of the man who died as the result of an incident in the 500 block of W. Sprague, in Spokane, WA on July 3, 2019

Name: Joshua James Bassett
Age: 32 years
Cause of Death: Perforating, contact gunshot wound to head
Manner: Pending

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SPOKANE COUNTY, July 3, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause and manner of death of the man who died as the result of an incident on the south side of TJ Meenach Bridge in Spokane, WA on July 2, 2019

Name: Benjamin J. Cullipher
Age: 56
Cause of Death: Drowning
Contributory Factors: Dilated cardiomyopathy
Manner: Accident

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SPOKANE COUNTY, June 24, 2019 - Identification of the individual found June 12, 2019 at 217 W Spokane Fall Blvd has been confirmed:

Name: Sharon Simpson-White
Age: 64 years
Cause of Death: Pending
Manner: Pending

*** Updated August 16, 2019:

Cause of Death: Combined drug toxicity due to exposure to heroin, hydrocodone and ethanol
Manner: Homicide

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SPOKANE COUNTY, June 19, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause and manner of death of the woman who died as the result of an incident in the 300 block of N. River Drive in Spokane, WA on June 18, 2019

Name: Marla Willeen Leander
Age: 74 years
Cause of Death: Drowning due to incapacitation while in water due to diffuse arteritis with marked coronary artery narrowing
Manner: Accident

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SPOKANE COUNTY, June 12, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity of the woman who died in the Spokane County Jail, in Spokane, WA on June 11, 2019

Name: Sharona Marie Carroll-Camps
Age: 39 years
Cause of Death: Pending toxicology
Manner: Pending

Pending - is a temporary designation for cause and/or manner when additional investigation, information and/or test results are required for certification. Pending is amended once all information and test results are received. 

*** Updated July 29, 2019:

Cause of Death: Combined drug toxicity due to simultaneous use of fentanyl, acetyl fentanyl and morphine
Manner: Accident

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SPOKANE COUNTY, June 5, 2019

Re: ongoing Sheriff's investigation in North Spokane (see Sheriff's news flash page: https://www.spokanecounty.org/1080/Sheriff 

At present time the Medical Examiner's Office has no information available. 

Once information is available it will be posted to this page.

*** Update

SPOKANE COUNTY, June 10, 2019 –

The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity of the individual who was found at a location on E. Graves in Spokane, WA on 6/4/2019.

Identity as confirmed by fingerprint comparison is “Arezu, no given name” Date of Birth 06/08/1994.

Presumed family name is Kashify.

This death is being investigated as a homicide.

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SPOKANE COUNTY, June 3, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause and manner of death of the man who died near Garland and Normandie in Spokane, WA on June 2, 2019

Name: Christopher Prusch
Age: 42 years
Cause of Death: Fractures of base and vault of skull with lacerations of brain due to blunt impact to head
Manner: Accident

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SPOKANE COUNTY, June 3, 2019 - Identification of the individual found in the Spokane River near the Division Street Bridge on June 1, 2019 has been confirmed:

Name: Richard Grant Coffee
Age: 56 years
Cause of Death: Pending
Manner: Pending

*** Update July 29, 2019

Cause of Death: Drowning
Contributory factors: Methamphetamine intoxication and dilated cardiomyopathy
Manner: Undetermined

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SPOKANE COUNTY, June 3, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and cause of death of the man who died in the 7000 block of E. Bigelow Gulch on May 30, 2019

Name: David Mark Cholewinski
Age: 61 years
Cause of Death: Perforating gunshot wound to head - mouth
Manner: Suicide

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Spokane County, May 22, 2019 @245 P.M.

This office has received inquiries from media regarding an individual who was recovered from the Spokane River yesterday, 05/21/2019.

Currently, the Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office has no information to release

This page will be updated when information is available

**** Update May 23, 2019 @ 4:45 p.m.

SPOKANE COUNTY, May 23, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity of the woman who was recovered in the Spokane River at Huntington Park in Spokane, WA on May 21, 2019. 

Name: Sunquaria B. Noble
Age: 17
Cause of Death: Pending
Manner: Pending

Pending - is a temporary designation for cause and/or manner when additional investigation, information and/or test results are required for certification. Pending is amended once all information and test results are received.

*** Update July 29, 2019

Cause of Death: Hanging by ligature
Contributory factors: Blunt impact injuries to torso and drowning
Manner: Suicide

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SPOKANE COUNTY, May 21, 2019

Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office Requests Assistance Identifying a Male Found May 19, 2019 in the Mica Peak Conservation Area – If you have any information please contact the Spokane County Medical Examiner (509) 477-2296 or email at                                    medexam@spokanecounty.org 

Circumstances: This individual was found unresponsive on a bicycle trail on Mica Peak after having been seen earlier cycling up the hill. An autopsy was performed and this is a natural death. He was not carrying any identification.

Approximate Age: in 60’s

HAIR COLOR: Bald on the crown of the head, at the temples of the head the hair is brown with white hair; has a mustache 

HEIGHT: 6’ to 6'2”

WEIGHT: Approximately 200 lbs; husky build

EYE COLOR: Blue

CLOTHING AND PERSONAL ITEMS: This individual is wearing a pair of “Nike” brand bicycle shoes, these are green and black and have orange fasteners over the laces. A pair of lined bicycle shorts which are dark green and black. He is wearing a bicycling t-shirt which is grey with green trim.

He also wore a black helmet and sun glasses.

He was wearing a digital watch, no other jewelry.

**** Update May 23, 2019

SPOKANE COUNTY, May 23, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and cause of death of the man who died at the Mica Peak Conservation Area in Rockford, WA on May 19, 2019. 

Name: Mark Edwin Miller
Age: 66
Cause of Death: Severe atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease with remote myocardial infarct
Contributory Factors: Hypertensive cardiomyopathy
Manner: Natural

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SPOKANE COUNTY, May 21, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and cause of death of the man who died at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, WA on May 14, 2019 as the result of an incident in the 700 block of N. Hayford Rd, in Airway Heights, WA on May 11, 2019

Name: Warren Rex Morgan
Age: 60 years
Cause of Death: Cerebral infarcts due to C1-C2 dislocation with bilateral vertebral artery dissections due to blunt impact - neck hyperextension
Manner: Accident

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SPOKANE COUNTY, May 16, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity of the man who died in the 2000 block of W. 2nd Ave on May 11, 2019

Name: Jeffrey A. Stephens
Age: 49 years
Cause of Death: Pending
Manner: Pending

*** Update July 29, 2019

Cause of Death: Combined drug toxicity due to simultaneous use of methamphetamine, methadone, and opiate - morphine detected
Manner: Accident

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SPOKANE COUNTY, May 16, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity of the man who died in the 12000 block of N. Hemlock on May 3, 2019

Name: Dylan J. Siria
Age: 22 years
Cause of Death: Pending
Manner: Pending

*** Update July 29, 2019

Cause of Death: Combined drug toxicity due to use of fentanyl, alprazolam, amphetamine and THC
Manner: Accident

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Media has requested information about the following 2018 reported death of the following individual:

SPOKANE COUNTY, July 25, 2018 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity of the woman who died at the Spokane County Jail on July 17, 2018.

Name: Cambrea M Bishop
Age: 26 Years
Cause of Death: Pending toxicology
Manner: Pending

Pending - is a temporary designation for cause and/or manner when additional investigation, information and/or test results are required for certification. Pending is amended once all information and test results are received.

***Updated May 10, 2019

Cause of Death: Acute pulmonary edema due to probable idiosyncratic drug reaction, possibly buspirone

Manner: Accident

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Media has requested information about the following 2018 reported death of the following individual:

SPOKANE COUNTY, June 18, 2018 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity of the man who died at the Spokane County Jail on June 13, 2018.

Name: Shane Alan Carson
Age: 31 Years
Cause of Death: Pending toxicology
Manner: Pending

Pending - is a temporary designation for cause and/or manner when additional investigation, information and/or test results are required for certification. Pending is amended once all information and test results are received.

***Updated October 10, 2018

 Cause of Death: Combined drug toxicity due to simultaneous use of methamphetamine and opiate

Manner: Accident

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SPOKANE COUNTY, May 6, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause of death of the man who died as the result of an
incident near the 2000 block of N. Cherry St., in Spokane Valley, WA on May 4, 2019

Name: Ethan Austin Murray
Age: 25 years
Cause of Death: Multiple gunshot wounds
Manner: Homicide

The death certificate in is a Washington State Health Department Document, NOT a Medical Examiner or Coroner document, the death certification process includes manner of death classification of (Accident, Homicide, Natural, Suicide, Undetermined), intended to describe the action associated with a death, if any, for public health department vital statistics purposes. The manner of death as used by the Office of the Medical Examiner does not address presence or absence of intent, culpability or justification of any action associated with a death and therefore any determination by the Medical Examiner of Suicide, Accident or Homicide in no way limits the ability of law enforcement to investigate to whatever extent they deem appropriate or necessary.

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SPOKANE COUNTY, April 30, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause of death of the man who died at Sacred Heart Medical Center on April 29, 2019 as the result of an
incident on E. 5th Ave, in Spokane, WA on April 28, 2019

Name: Jason Allison
Age: 35 years
Cause of Death: Multiple gunshot wounds
Manner: Homicide

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SPOKANE COUNTY, April 29, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity of the man who died at Sacred Heart Medical Center as the result of an incident at N. Williams and Trent in Spokane Valley, WA on April 23, 2019

Name: Samuel Michael Warner
Age: 47 years
Cause of Death: Pending
Manner: Pending

***Updated May 24, 2019

Cause of Death: Fat embolism syndrome due to multiple blunt injuries

Manner: Homicide

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SPOKANE COUNTY, April 26, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause of death of the child who died at Sacred Heart Hospital on 04/23/2019 as the result of an
incident at a public park in Pendleton, OR on April 21, 2019

Name: Kyone Yaaka Azure
Age: 2 years
Cause of Death: hypoxic encephalopathy due to cardiopulmonary arrest due to near drowning

Manner: Accident

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SPOKANE COUNTY, April 26, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause of death of the man who died in the 1300 block of W. Providence, in Spokane, WA on April 19, 2019

Name: Brian James Steve
Age: 36 years
Cause of Death: Intraoral gunshot wound of the head
Manner: Suicide

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SPOKANE COUNTY, April 24, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity of the man who collapsed across the street from 397 N. Post St. in Spokane, WA on April 23, 2019:

Name: Jeffrey David Sausser

Age: 47 Years

Medical Examiner reviewed investigative information and released jurisdiction. This was a witnessed collapse from natural causes.

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SPOKANE COUNTY, April 24, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause and manner of death of the man who died near the intersection of  E. Broadway Ave and N. Eastern Rd in Spokane Valley, WA on April 23, 2019

Name: Gary E. Grzogorek
Age: 44 years
Cause of Death: Lacerations of heart and aorta due to blunt impact to chest
Contributory Factors: Lung, liver, kidney, and bowel lacerations, spinal column and pelvic fractures
Manner: Accident

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SPOKANE COUNTY, April 16, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause of death of the man who died at Holy Family Hospital on April 14, 2019 as the result of an
incident at Columbia Dr. and Deschutes Ave in Kennewick, WA on April 3, 2019

Name: Stanley Moreman
Age: 71 years
Cause of Death: Complications of rib fractures
Contributory Factors: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Manner: Vehicular Accident

Any determination by the Medical Examiner of Suicide, Accident or Homicide in no way limits the ability of law enforcement to investigate to whatever extent they deem appropriate or necessary; nor is the manner of death as determined by a Medical Examiner the same as the prosecutor's legal determination, for example, most motor vehicle deaths are classified as "accident " by the Medical Examiner, however the prosecutor may pursue a legal charge of "vehicular homicide".

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SPOKANE COUNTY, April 9, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity of the man who died in the 2000 block of Park Rd, in Spokane, WA on April 6, 2019

Name: Rex C. Porter
Age: 61 years
Cause of Death: Pending
Manner: Pending

*** Update July 29, 2019

Cause of Death: Probable cardiac dysrhythmia due to combined drug toxicity due to simultaneous use of ethanol, sertraline, trazadone and ziprasidone
Manner: Accident

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SPOKANE COUNTY, April 5, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity of the woman who died in the 4000 block of E. Upriver Dr., in Spokane, WA on April 3, 2019

Name: Edna Patricia Hernandez AKA: Edna Patricia Rodriguez-Gomez
Age: 47 years
Cause of Death: Multiple stab wounds
Manner: Homicide

The death certificate in is a Washington State Health Department Document, NOT a Medical Examiner or Coroner document, the death certification process includes manner of death classification of (Accident, Homicide, Natural, Suicide, Undetermined), intended to describe the action associated with a death, if any, for public health department vital statistics purposes. The manner of death as used by the Office of the Medical Examiner does not address presence or absence of intent, culpability or justification of any action associated with a death and therefore any determination by the Medical Examiner of Suicide, Accident or Homicide in no way limits the ability of law enforcement to investigate to whatever extent they deem appropriate or necessary.

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SPOKANE COUNTY, March 15, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity of the woman who died in the 30000 block of Starr Rd, in Newport, WA on March 10, 2019

Name: Ethel J. Korbel
Age: 77 years
Cause of Death: Pending
Manner: Pending

**** Update March 10, 2019

Cause of Death: Hypothermia
Manner: Accident

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SPOKANE COUNTY, March 15, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity of the man who died in the 30000 block of Starr Rd, in Newport, WA on March 10, 2019

Name: Frank J. Korbel
Age: 79 years
Cause of Death: Pending
Manner: Pending

**** Update March 10, 2019

Cause of Death: Probable cardiac dysrhythmia due to stenosis of aortic valve of heart                                           Contributory Factors: Hypertensive cardiomyopathy, atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease
Manner: Natural

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SPOKANE COUNTY, March 15, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause and manner of death of the man who died on State Route 904, in Cheney, WA on March 10, 2019

Name: Charles Vincent Mutschler
Age: 63 years
Cause of Death: Aortic laceration with hemothoraces due to blunt impact to torso
Contributory Factors: Spinal column fractures, rib fractures
Manner: Accident

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SPOKANE COUNTY, February 15, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause of death of the man who died at Sacred Heart Hospital on 02/11/2019 as the result of an
incident in at I-90 near mile post 280 in Spokane, WA on February 11, 2019

Name: Gage P. Borgwardt
Age: 19 years
Cause of Death: penetrating gunshot wound to head (mouth)

Manner: Suicide

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SPOKANE COUNTY, January 31, 2019 - Identification of the individual found in the Spokane River on January 30, 2019 has not yet been established. 

This page will be updated once information is available.

*** UPDATE

SPOKANE COUNTY, February 27, 2019 - Identification of the individual found in the Spokane River on January 30, 2019 has been confirmed:

Name: Loc Dinh Tuyet Nguyen
Age: 24 years
Cause of Death: Pending
Manner: Pending

*** UPDATE

SPOKANE COUNTY, June 19, 2019 - Cause and Manner of Death have been confirmed of the individual found in the Spokane River on January 30, 2019:

Name: Loc Dinh Tuyet Nguyen
Age: 24 years
Cause of Death: Drowning
Manner: Undetermined

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SPOKANE COUNTY, January 29, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause of death of the man who died in the 2000 block of 4th Ave, in Spokane, WA on October 26, 2017

Name: Anthony Marino
Age: 69 years
Cause of Death: combined drug toxicity due to simultaneous use of methadone and benzodiazepines
Manner: Accident

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SPOKANE COUNTY, January 28, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause of death of the man who died at Sacred Heart Hospital on 01/25/2019 as the result of an
incident in at 57th and Hailee in Spokane, WA on January 25, 2019

Name: Andrew W. Vathis
Age: 51 years
Cause of Death: Blunt head, chest, abdominal and extremity injuries
Manner: Vehicular Accident

Any determination by the Medical Examiner of Suicide, Accident or Homicide in no way limits the ability of law enforcement to investigate to whatever extent they deem appropriate or necessary; nor is the manner of death as determined by a Medical Examiner the same as the prosecutor's legal determination, for example, most motor vehicle deaths are classified as "accident " by the Medical Examiner, however the prosecutor may pursue a legal charge of "vehicular homicide".

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SPOKANE COUNTY, January 24, 2019 @ 317 P.M.

Re: ongoing investigation in the 2100 block of E. Cataldo. 

At present time the Medical Examiner's Office has not been called out to this investigation, this office currently has no information available. 

Once information is available it will be posted to this page.

*** Update January 28, 2019 @ 1015 A.M. - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause of death of the woman who died as the result of an incident in the 2100 block of E. Cataldo, in Spokane, WA on January 24, 2019

Name: Christina M. Powell
Age: 48 years
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound to head
Manner: Homicide

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SPOKANE COUNTY, January 24, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause of death of the man who died as the result of an
incident in the 3000 block of N. Monroe, in Spokane, WA on January 23, 2019

Name: Dwight Steward
Age: 46 years
Cause of Death: Multiple gunshot wounds
Manner: Homicide

The death certificate in is a Washington State Health Department Document, NOT a Medical Examiner or Coroner document, the death certification process includes manner of death classification of (Accident, Homicide, Natural, Suicide, Undetermined), intended to describe the action associated with a death, if any, for public health department vital statistics purposes. The manner of death as used by the Office of the Medical Examiner does not address presence or absence of intent, culpability or justification of any action associated with a death and therefore any determination by the Medical Examiner of Suicide, Accident or Homicide in no way limits the ability of law enforcement to investigate to whatever extent they deem appropriate or necessary.

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SPOKANE COUNTY, January 16, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause of death of the woman who died at Sacred Heart Hospital on 01/12/2019 as the result of an
incident in at Silver Lake Rd & Granite Lake Rd in Medical Lake, WA on January 11, 2019

Name: Brenda Renee Gabriel
Age: 56 years
Cause of Death: Basilar skull fracture with brain contusions due to blunt impact to head
Manner: Accident

Any determination by the Medical Examiner of Suicide, Accident or Homicide in no way limits the ability of law enforcement to investigate to whatever extent they deem appropriate or necessary; nor is the manner of death as determined by a Medical Examiner the same as the prosecutor's legal determination, for example, most motor vehicle deaths are classified as "accident " by the Medical Examiner, however the prosecutor may pursue a legal charge of "vehicular homicide".

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SPOKANE COUNTY, January 8, 2019 - The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity and the cause of death of the man who died as the result of an
incident in the 600 block of Montgomery Ave, in Spokane, WA on January 7, 2019

Name: David M. Novak
Age: 35 years
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound of the chest
Manner: Homicide

The death certificate in is a Washington State Health Department Document, NOT a Medical Examiner or Coroner document, the death certification process includes manner of death classification of (Accident, Homicide, Natural, Suicide, Undetermined), intended to describe the action associated with a death, if any, for public health department vital statistics purposes. The manner of death as used by the Office of the Medical Examiner does not address presence or absence of intent, culpability or justification of any action associated with a death and therefore any determination by the Medical Examiner of Suicide, Accident or Homicide in no way limits the ability of law enforcement to investigate to whatever extent they deem appropriate or necessary.

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