SPOKANE, WASH- Police are currently blocking off several areas of downtown Spokane for a suspect who is barricaded near 3rd and Pine.
Police say the suspect and officers exchanged gunfire.
One officer was injured but was treated at the scene and is doing well.
A perimeter has been set up from Second to I-90 near Dicks Hamburgers. The closed area extends from 3rd and 2nd avenues to Arthur Street.
Area agencies are responding from the Spokane Valley Sheriff’s Office.
BREAKING: I’m on the scene of a heavy police presence in downtown Spokane, with all local agencies apparently responding. The only information we have received so far is that there is a major perimeter that runs from essentially the second to the Dicks I-90 off-ramp. @KHQLocalNews pic.twitter.com/LdDE48vUpB
— Bradley Warren (@bradmwarren) August 3, 2022