QUINCY, Wash. — The Grant County Coroner has identified the suspect shot and killed by police during an incident at the Jackpot Food Mart in Quincy.
According to the Grant County Sheriff's Office, twenty-four-year-old Jose Rico-Flores was shot and killed by Quincy police after he allegedly stabbed an officer in the arm and shoulder. The shooting occurred Monday night after an officer was called to the food mart on F Street Southeast around 8:30 p.m. for a disturbance in the store.
While trying to contact Rico-Flores, police say the suspect stabbed one of the officers. That's when another officer fired their weapon at Rico-Flores, who was declared dead at the scene.
The sheriff's office said Rico-Flores's next of kin has been notified and that an autopsy has been scheduled.
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