Spokane police investigate slaying | Seattle Times Newspaper

Spokane police are investigating a shooting on the city's north side in which the alleged perpetrator also tried to dismember the victim with a hatchet.

Police responded to a home about 5 a.m. Tuesday and found one man dead in the basement.

Police say 19-year-old Jeremy McVicker allegedly accidentally shot the victim in the head, killing him. Police say McVicker then tried to dismember the body in order to conceal the incident.

McVicker has been booked into jail for first degree manslaughter.

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