Explosion reported near Wall Street Viaduct in Spokane, Spokane WA

Weapons

Reported: 11/8/2025 12:43 AM

S Wall St, Spokane, WA

Emergency responders were alerted to a loud explosion near the Wall Street Viaduct in Spokane. A man, dressed in black and possibly injured with a tourniquet on his arm, was seen walking northbound nearby. Witnesses initially thought it was a gunshot, but later confirmed it was an explosion. The man was found and transported for medical care. No specific personal details were given about him.

Audio|Source: Spokane City Law Enforcement

02:41

Transcript:

00:00

Downtown units, possible shooting Wall Street Viaduct.

00:02

One caller saying they heard a bang and then someone was saying that there is a male who is hurt.

00:07

That male is now walking northbound.

00:11

Working on a description Wall Street Viaduct.

00:18

204 you can throw me on that?

00:20

Any two-five-four can you also have that way?

00:26

A possible victim is a male wearing black clothing,

00:32

possibly had a tourniquet on his arm?

00:37

We'll have a medic speech.

00:43

That's 7-1-225 and 186 on C.

00:49

186. Go ahead.

00:53

There's a large boom,

00:55

something that I put a tourniquet on and walk northbound.

00:57

No further information.

01:01

Copy.

01:02

Area check for a male wearing all black.

01:10

Probably headed to S.A.

01:13

Okay.

01:14

Okay.

01:19

225, witnesses are saying no gunshot in here just a loud bang.

01:25

Copy.

01:30

Also, SPA is on the phone now.

01:32

Apparently, they were informed of this explosion.

01:34

Their supervisor went to check, found someone, and is transporting that person to beak.

01:39

Not sure if it's a gunshot or what exactly.

01:44

186, I'll head up to Siege.

01:47

Hi.

01:51

Two-five. Witnesses are saying there's a peatine torques that blew up or something.

02:01

See?

02:06

We can have somebody go up to seekness to verify all that.

02:12

186 is heading there.

02:15

Okay, thank you.

02:20

25. I've got the STA guy here.

02:24

We'll talk to him.

02:26

186.

02:28

All right.

02:32

You want to just check with the guy that he transported?

02:39

I just got here there in a travel room.

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