SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Spokane County prosecutor’s office has ruled that Spokane Valley police were justified in shooting a suicidal man who raised a gun toward officers.
Police said Monday that prosecutors found the shooting of Michael Young on Dec. 27 a justified use of force.
Officers had responded to a threatened suicide call. Young came out of a home with a pistol and refused orders to drop it. When he raised the gun, four officers fired.
Young survived multiple wounds and is not facing assault charges.
