Investigation of shooting by Reardan police chief closed

The Lincoln County Prosecutor has received the complete and comprehensive report from the Spokane Investigative Regional Response Team regarding the officer-involved shooting in Reardan on December 19, 2011.

The report indicates that on that date Reardan Police Department Chief Gary Redmond, while on-duty, made a routine check of the Reardan Memorial Cemetery following a weekend. Upon driving into the cemetery’s east entrance, Redmond observed a vehicle parked at the southern end of the vehicle path inside the cemetery. Redmond then noticed a male (later identified as John R. Merrick, a Rearda...