Second man arrested in 2023 shooting death

SPOKANE VALLEY – A second man has been arrested in connection with a shooting death here Feb. 8, 2023.

Darrell A. Harris, 38, was arrested last week for second-degree murder in the death of Deshaun R. Crawford.

Harris the second man charged in the crime – the first is Duane R. Parks, 48, who is charged with first-degree rendering criminal assistance.

Detectives sought warrants for both men in the case.

And on Dec. 8, they traveled to Tacoma to interview Parks, who was in the Pierce County Jail, records show.

He was extradited to Spokane County and booked into the Spokane County Jail on $10,000 bail, records show.

Then last week, Harris was arrested in Pierce County for possession of a stolen firearm, driving while under the influence, making false statements to law enforcement and on the second-degree murder warrant, records show. He, too, was extradited from the Pierce County Jail and remains in custody in Spokane County.

According to police records, the arrests stem from the shooting death of Crawford in the 4300 block of East Second Avenue.

Police were called to the scene about 8:40 p.m., Feb. 8, 2023, records show. That was two hours after the shooting.

Arriving deputies had to force their way into the home, where they found Crawford dead on the livingroom floor.

 

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