By Alexandra Duggan
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — Two Spokane County sheriff’s deputies shot after a man killed members of his family at a Spangle home Tuesday were identified in court records as Parker Perry and Mason Acheson.
One of the deputies died early Wednesday morning at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center. The other remains on life support and is not likely to survive. He is an organ donor, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
The incident left law enforcement agencies reeling across the state. Spokane police and Spokane sheriff’s deputies donned black bands over their badges Thursday, a traditional way law enforcement publicly express their grief over a fallen officer.
Both deputies responded as part of a SWAT team to a home at 18819 S. Smythe Road on Tuesday afternoon to reports of a woman claiming she had been shot in the chest by her brother, 37-year-old Ryan Larsen, according to court records.
Deputies used a drone to search the property and discovered a body in the southeast corner of the yard. Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels told reporters Tuesday night that law enforcement feared for other family members still inside the home, so they attempted to break down the door.
That’s when Perry and Acheson were “ambushed” by gunfire, according to court records.
Other deputies returned fire, rescued the injured deputies and attempted to render medical aid. They were taken to the hospital and were “fighting for their lives,” Nowels said.
Three other people were killed, including the suspect.
A news release from Washington State Patrol, the agency investigating the deputies’ use of deadly force, said Larsen had barricaded himself in the home. He later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to a Thursday report from the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The office also identified the family victims as 72-year-old Suzanne Larsen, who was shot in the head, and 45-year-old Rebecca Larsen, who died of gunshot wounds and blunt force injuries.
Suzanne Larsen is the suspect’s mother; Rebecca Larsen is his sister, according to a family obituary.
“It was a very tragic day in Spokane County,” Nowels said Tuesday. “A lot of families have been affected.”
Perry has been with the sheriff’s office for almost seven years, according to his LinkedIn page, and was employed as a K9 officer at the time of the shooting. He is a former intelligence officer for the Army National Guard.
Acheson is a trained sniper and sergeant with the Washington Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment. He joined the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office in 2022 from the Washington State Patrol as a firearms instructor, according to a sheriff’s office Facebook post. Acheson was born in Leavenworth and grew up near Colville, the post said.
Both have young children.
Donations are needed for funeral expenses, the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post.
Those wanting to donate can stop by any Canopy Credit Union Branch and request to donate to the SCOPE/SCSO Memorial Fund, call the branch directly or drop off a check at any Canopy Credit Union location. People can also drop off checks directly at the sheriff’s office, or donate via Venmo @SpokaneSCOPE.
“We are grateful and honored by the outpouring of heartfelt condolences and prayers for these Deputies, their families and friends, and everyone at the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
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