Misty Renell Hirsch, 38, was killed in a drive-by shooting on July 7, 2019, in Mead, Washington. The violence followed an earlier dispute that day over a purse; a confrontation at a car wash after an encounter at a Lowe’s in North Spokane ended with Misty driving away and a man, reported as Jonathan Andersen, following her. While she was driving south on Wandermere Road, she slowed to let him pass and he fired a gun that struck her in the head. She was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died; her death was ruled a homicide.

Authorities arrested Andersen after a short pursuit that ended when a deputy’s vehicle struck his Ford Expedition. He was initially charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder, and attempting to elude police; later legal filings show he pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and received a 20-year sentence. Investigators also allege Andersen tried to tamper with a witness by sending a letter from jail urging changed testimony.

Misty Hirsch was born March 25, 1981, of Blackfeet and Salish heritage, a mother of two, holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, and an advocate for women facing domestic violence; family remembered her as active and musical. Does anyone have memories of Misty or information about the events that day?