SPOKANE, Wash. – A shooting in Spokane led to the arrest of two suspects involved in the car crash that injured 7 SPD officers and a K9.
The Spokane Police Department (SPD) reported that on July 17, officers responded to a shooting at a home in the 2900 block of East Joseph Avenue. The residents, who were victims, said that several unknown people came to their door demanding money. The victims did not know the suspects and tried to explain that they had the wrong house. The suspects then assaulted the victims by spraying them with mace or pepper spray before leaving. The victims later heard gunshots as the suspects departed. Police obtained a description of the vehicle the suspects used.
On July 19, officers recognized the suspect car from the July 17 shooting and attempted to stop it. The car fled and crashed with a SWAT car at Oak and Carlisle, injuring multiple officers and a K9. During the investigation, detectives identified several suspects in the Joseph Avenue shooting and arrested them last night according to SPD.
JoJo Doney, 42, was booked on two counts of third-degree assault and one count of second-degree assault. A judge set his bond at $25,000. Joseph Bailey, 46, was also booked on two counts of third-degree assault and one count of second-degree assault. Bailey, who has prior felony convictions for forgery and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, had his bond set at $75,000.
