Hasani Vita was 24 when he was shot and killed on April 21, 2025, near West Geiger Boulevard and South Hayford Road in Spokane, Washington. Deputies responding to afternoon reports of a shooting found Vita lying near the road by an Amazon sorting center; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Spokane County Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death gunshot wounds and classified it a homicide.

Investigators say the incident began as a disagreement between people who knew each other and escalated. Court documents and charging authorities identify 21-year-old William K. Baldwin as a suspect; prosecutors allege the argument began on a bus and continued as they walked, and that Baldwin shot Vita in the face and torso. A witness at the scene identified Baldwin as the shooter. Baldwin was arrested on April 29, 2025, and booked on suspicion of second-degree murder; his hoodie with a gun holster was recovered at the scene but the firearm has not been found.

Vita is remembered by family and friends as kind-hearted and energetic. He is survived by a daughter; his family held a public funeral and organized a GoFundMe to support loved ones. Does anyone have information about the events that afternoon or saw either man near West Geiger Boulevard?