Suspect, officers identified in shooting

Man was father of two, Cheney officers include veteran, new officer and reserve

Law enforcement officials have released the names of the suspect and the Cheney police officers who were involved in a Sept. 3 shooting incident in parking lot of Mitchell’s Harvest Foods.

In a Sept. 6 news release, the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s office named Steve L. Anderson, 40, as the individual who was pronounced dead at the scene after being shot by three Cheney police officers in the incident that took place just before midnight.

Anderson was wielding a knife and was reportedly acting disorderly when confronted by the Cheney officers, assisted by Eastern Washington University pol...

 

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