MEDICAL LAKE, Wash. — The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office has identified the deputy involved in a shooting at Eastern State Hospital , in which a security guard and an armed man were killed.

Deputy Evann Flanagan, who joined the Sheriff’s Office in October 2022 after six years of prior law enforcement experience, was involved in the Sept. 27 incident. Flanagan serves as a patrol deputy, a member of the Sheriff’s Office Tactical Team and a drone operator.

The Spokane County Medical Examiner said that 24-year-old Sethaniel Bunch died from a gunshot wound to the head. His death was ruled a suicide. Investigators said Bunch shot a hospital security guard before exchanging gunfire with Flanagan and was later found dead near his vehicle.

The security guard, 57-year-old Colleen Bass , died

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