Eastern student commits suicide

An individual believed to be an Eastern Washington University student apparently took his own life after a short chase through Cheney by area law enforcement.

In a Jan. 23 news release, Cheney police department Capt. Rick Beghtol said on the evening of Jan. 22, Cheney officers received information of a possibly armed, suicidal person in a vehicle near the area of Betz Road and Washington Street. Attempts to locate the vehicle and suspect were initially unsuccessful, and information on the incident was relayed to officials with Eastern Washington University and the Spokane County Sheriff’s Offi...

 

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