1 dead in officer-involved shooting in Colville

Published 3:05 pm Sunday, November 13, 2011

COLVILLE — An officer-involved shooting has left one person dead in Colville.

KHQ-TV reported that the Colville Police Department was called to Benny’s Colville Inn near midnight on Saturday. They were called about a vehicle prowling that ended with the suspect being shot and killed. A firearm was recovered at the scene.

The Spokane Investigative Regional Response team and Colville police are investigating the incident.

The name of the person killed was not immediately released.