By Chris Pugh
cleveland.com
SPANGLE, Wash. — Two sheriff’s deputies who were shot while trying to rescue people from a Washington home have died. The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office identified them as Mason Acheson and Parker Perry , who were responding to a domestic violence shooting near Spangle on Nov. 3 .
The call began after a wounded woman went to a neighbor for help and said her brother had shot her, according to KOMO. She was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Authorities learned the suspect had an active felony warrant and feared other people could still be in danger inside the house.
Members of a SWAT team approached the home to make an emergency entry. Gunfire came from inside, critically wounding both deputies. Other officers pulled them to safety and began emergency medical care, FOX 13 Seattle reported. Both deputies later died. Three other people, including the suspected gunman and two victims, also were killed.
Acheson joined the sheriff’s office in 2022 after serving with the Washington State Patrol from 2014 to 2022. The Sheriff’s Office said he also served in the Washington Army National Guard and worked as a SWAT sniper. He is survived by his wife and two children.
Perry joined the department in 2020 and later became a K-9 deputy, working with Brego. He also served in the Washington Army National Guard . MyNorthwest reported that his family chose to donate his organs after the shooting. He is survived by his wife and children.
The Sheriff’s Office said both deputies moved toward danger while trying to protect people they did not know. Their deaths have left two families and a law enforcement community mourning deputies remembered for putting the safety of others ahead of their own.
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