Fatal Shooting in Spokane After Domestic Dispute
A confrontation between two men over a woman results in the deaths of a city traffic officer and a porter.
Hatred and jealousy between two men over a woman led to a double tragedy Saturday afternoon at Spokane, in which Traffic Officer Michael Tynan and Charles Jackson, a porter, were shot and killed by Earl A. Jones, another porter. Jones, in resisting arrest, shot Officer Tynan three times, the injuries proving fatal. After the exchange of a number of shots, three of which entered Jones’ body, he was placed under arrest.
“In resisting arrest, [the suspect] shot Officer Tynan three times, the injuries proving fatal.”
This reporting reflects the stark, dehumanizing language typical of 1916 crime reporting when covering Black citizens, framing a complex tragedy through the lens of racialized stereotypes.
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