Brandon Compogno, 30, was shot and killed in Spokane’s Hillyard neighborhood on October 8, 2013. Compogno arrived at a home on East Empire Avenue, confronted Buskirk, allegedly drew a gun and forced him inside, and reportedly took two tablet computers and cellphones from Buskirk. Compogno then gave Buskirk an ultimatum to leave and stay silent or be taken downstairs and shot. As they exited, Compogno is said to have told Buskirk to run or be shot; Buskirk then drew a semi-automatic handgun and fired multiple times, striking Compogno.

Police found Compogno with a gunshot wound just before midnight. Both firearms were recovered at the scene. Buskirk was questioned and released after claiming self-defense; he was not arrested for the homicide but later pleaded guilty to selling drugs. The killing set off further violence years later when Buskirk was shot dead in December 2020 and the man suspected in that killing was later killed in a January 2021 shootout with police.

Are there witnesses or additional details about the October 2013 confrontation that could clarify what happened that night?