SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. – Deshaun Crawford was shot and killed in a home that left his family with little to no answers for over a year. The man who killed him served 52 days in jail and was then released.
, and his death became somewhat of a mystery for the next year.
Spokane County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home in Spokane Valley from reports of a shooting that had happened two hours prior.
When police arrived at the home, Crawford was already dead.
Police investigated his death for a year with no answers until reports of a man arrested in Puyallup and taken to Pierce County Jail revealed a lead.
on suspicion of Crawford’s death.
Harris pleaded guilty March 18, to first-degree manslaughter but was only sentenced to 52 days in jail, with credit for the 52 days he had already served.
He was ordered to pay $4,277 in restitution and was issued a no contact order with a few Crawford’s family members including Deshaun’s mother Donna.
Court documents revealed that cases like this typically have sentences of 78-102 months, with a maximum possible sentence of life in prison.
