Woman arrested after allegedly robbing and shooting a man in western Spokane County

Spokane MPs arrested a 29-year-old woman suspected of robbing and shooting a man in western Spokane County on Friday morning.

The man is being hospitalized with a presumably non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the chest, according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office. Katey Kaczar is jailed for first degree assault and first degree robbery.

The shooting victim and a woman were reportedly picked up from Spokane on Highway 2 toward Reardan in an older Dodge caravan that Kaczar was in, the sheriff’s office said. The minivan’s driver turned onto South Stroup Road and stopped after a short drive.

Kaczar then allegedly demanded valuables from the victim and the other woman. The situation escalated quickly and Kaczar is said to have shot the man around 7:30 a.m.

While others were still in the minivan, Kaczar allegedly fled the scene, leaving the injured man and woman on the side of the road.

MPs provided medical assistance to the man until Spokane County Fire and American Medical Response staff arrived and took the victim to the hospital.

An Airway Heights officer located the trailer a short time later on Hayford Road. All inmates were arrested and the caravan was confiscated for evidence. Kaczar was arrested and the remaining inmates were released without charge.

The case remains open and further charges or arrests are possible, according to investigators.