Derick Shafer, 38, was fatally shot while seated in his car in the 600 block of South McClellan in Spokane in the early morning hours of October 12, 2025. The Spokane County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide by gunshot wounds. Shafer’s sister described him as a loving big teddy bear; he was the father of a sixteen-year-old son.

Surveillance video and witness statements led investigators to identify a suspect who was seen stalking Shafer, moving into an ambush position and opening fire. Shafer had been at his ex-girlfriend’s nearby apartment hours earlier and reportedly drove there and honked his horn; a man who was at that apartment was later identified as the primary suspect.

On October 17, 2025, police arrested 32-year-old Andre D. Moore, found sleeping in the Browne Street viaduct, on suspicion of first-degree murder. Court documents describe Moore as a three-time felon; he faced an unrelated unlawful-possession-of-a-firearm charge at the time of the homicide and had been released on his own recognizance twice in the month before Shafer’s death. Bail was set at $1 million. The investigation remains ongoing.

Did anyone in Spokane see Shafer’s car or the Browne Street viaduct area around those dates?