Kash Amos, 19, of Spokane was shot in the head and killed on April 29, 2021, near NorthTown Mall at the intersection of Lidgerwood Street and Wellesley Avenue. Amos was a passenger in a Chevrolet Cruze; the shooting came from a Dodge Challenger whose passenger, 17-year-old Tayvon A. Koss, fired the fatal shot. Amos was taken to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and was declared dead at 9:40 p.m., about an hour and a half after the shooting.

Investigators linked the attack to rivalry between the Swavii Crips and the 5th Street gang. The Cruze’s driver was identified as a 5th Street gang member; his girlfriend, who lived at an address hit in an earlier drive-by, was also connected to the incident. Multiple arrests followed: Koss was charged with first-degree manslaughter, later pleaded guilty, and received a 100-month prison term; other defendants include a juvenile arrested in Kennewick and transferred to Spokane County Juvenile Detention on second-degree murder charges, 19-year-old Thurston Scanlon, and a 14-year-old, both charged with second-degree murder.

The killing came after the October 2020 drive-by that killed Kash’s brother Norvell Amos, highlighting ongoing gang violence in the area. Does anyone have information about the night of April 29, 2021, or about the people involved that could help clarify what happened?