On the evening of March 7, 2023, 39-year-old Joshua Vandouris was found inside a wrecked vehicle on the 200 block of East Cleveland Avenue in north Spokane after first responders arrived just before 7:30 p.m. What initially looked like a vehicle rollover proved to be far more violent: Vandouris had sustained a gunshot wound to the torso and died despite emergency medical care. The Spokane County Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound and classified it a homicide.

The Spokane Police Department Major Crimes Unit took over the investigation and describes the death as a shooting that resulted in the crash. As of late January 2024, no arrests had been announced and key questions about how the shooting occurred and who was involved remain unanswered. If anyone has information about Joshua Vandouris or the circumstances that night, please contact the Spokane Police Department.