By MES Dispatch Staff
The Briefing
- Spokane County Sheriff’s Office deputies Mason Acheson, a SWAT sniper, and Parker Perry, a K-9 deputy, died after being shot Nov. 3 near Spangle, Washington, while responding to a domestic violence shooting.
- Three other people, including the suspected gunman and two victims, were also killed, bringing the total number of dead to five.
- The call began when a wounded woman went to a neighbor for help and said her brother had shot her; she was hospitalized with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
- Authorities learned the suspect had an active felony warrant and feared other people could be in danger inside the house, and a SWAT team approached to make an emergency entry.
- Both deputies leave behind wives and young children, and Perry’s family chose to donate his organs.
SPANGLE, Wash. — Two Spokane County sheriff’s deputies who were shot while trying to rescue people from a home near Spangle have died, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office announced, naming them as Mason Acheson and Parker Perry, according to cleveland.com.
The deputies were responding Nov. 3 to a domestic violence shooting. The call began when a wounded woman went to a neighbor’s home for help and said her brother had shot her, KOMO reported. She was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Authorities learned the suspect had an active felony warrant and feared other people could still be in danger inside the house.
A SWAT team approached the home to make an emergency entry. Gunfire came from inside and critically wounded both deputies, FOX 13 Seattle reported. Other officers pulled them to safety and began emergency medical care. Both deputies later died. Three other people, including the suspected gunman and two victims, were also killed.
Acheson joined the sheriff’s office in 2022 after serving with the Washington State Patrol from 2014 to 2022, according to the sheriff’s office. He also served in the Washington Army National Guard and worked as a SWAT sniper. He is survived by his wife and two children.
Perry joined the department in 2020 and later became a K-9 deputy, working with a dog named Brego. He also served in the Washington Army National Guard. MyNorthwest reported that his family chose to donate his organs after the shooting. He is survived by his wife and children.
The sheriff’s office said both deputies moved toward danger to protect people they did not know.