SPOKANE, Wash. - Update 4/26/15: Spokane Police Detectives believe the fatal shooting was accidental.

The identity of the victim and the cause of death will be released by the Spokane County Medical Examiner.

Investigators believe this to be an isolated incident and there is no danger to the community.

Original story: Spokane Police is investigating a fatal shooting that happened around 3:30 p.m. Saturday on East Fifth Avenue in Spokane.



Spokane Police Captain Craig Meidl said an officer was checking the area on an unrelated call. He came across a black sedan stopped in the middle of the road near 5th and Magnolia. He got out of the vehicle to check on the driver, and noticed the driver was unresponsive. The officer realized the male driver in his thirties had been shot. He pulled the driver out of the car, alerted medics, and performed CPR on the driver. Once medics arrived, they continued CPR and live-saving measures on the man. He was pronounced dead at the scene.



Police are in the early stages of the investigation. They do not believe there is any threat to the community, and are not looking for any outstanding suspects. There were no other people in the vehicle, and police found the handgun inside the car.



Police are working to determine if the gunshot was self-inflicted. During the investigation they talked to neighbors, completed forensics examinations, and attempted to locate cameras to determine if there was anyone else involved in this shooting. The coroner should have an autopsy report by Monday.



East Fifth Avenue from Napa to Magnolia was closed for multiple hours Saturday evening.