Police name man who died in shooting near Lapwai on Friday
May 18—LAPWAI — A 22-year-old Lapwai man has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting near Lapwai early Friday last week.
Nez Perce Tribal Police Chief Leotis McCormack confirmed Wednesday that Eli A. "Suge" Albert-Spencer was found dead Friday morning near a residence in the area of Thunder Valley Drive north of Lapwai. Tribal police responded to a complaint of shots fired at 4:43 a.m., and when they arrived they found Albert-Spencer's body in the street.
McCormack said Wednesday police have not yet apprehended a suspect and declined to comment on any other aspect of the investigation, which is being handled jointly by tribal police and the FBI.
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