Man locks himself in car, stops traffic on I-90

FOUR LAKES – Damian C. Eiffert, 38, who barricaded himself in a car with a gun, prompting the closure of Interstate 90 on the morning of Oct. 23, is also the suspect in a fatal stabbing that occurred the previous day in East Central Spokane.

Eiffert was charged with second-degree murder. Bail of $2 million was set by Spokane County Superior Court on Oct. 24.

Authorities shut down both directions of the freeway near the Four Lakes interchange after receiving reports of a man armed with a gun inside a stolen vehicle parked on the roadside, records show. Eiffert, refusing to exit the vehicle, was...