Steven Elrod, 65, was found dead inside his 1988 Winnebago motorhome on May 6, 2025, in a fast-food parking lot on East Broadway Avenue in Spokane Valley, Washington. The RV had been parked there for some time; a manager called authorities after noticing no activity. Deputies couldn’t get a response and a tow truck driver who opened the motorhome discovered Elrod’s body and called 911.

The Spokane Valley Police Department classified the death as a homicide. The Spokane County Medical Examiner later determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the chest. Investigators found a broken window, damage to the RV’s side consistent with bullet strikes and a shell casing in the grass; surveillance shows the motorhome arriving in the early morning hours the day before Elrod was found.

No arrests or suspect information have been released and Major Crimes detectives are asking anyone with information about Elrod’s movements or who he may have been with in the weeks before his death to come forward. Did anyone in Spokane Valley see that Winnebago or notice unusual activity around East Broadway Avenue in early May 2025?