Spokane police said on Tuesday afternoon that officers recovered an "airsoft handgun which resembled an actual firearm" from the scene of an hours-long standoff downtown on Monday night.
Spokane Police Ofc. John O'Brien said in a release on Tuesday that the airsoft gun was recovered from a beverage cooler that the suspect, 49-year-old Phillip Booher, was hiding in during the standoff. O'Brien also said that footage shows that Booher was hiding behind an employee counter with "what appears to be a gun" while igniting a fire.
In court documents, the owner of the Devines gas station said she watched live security footage of the suspect. She said Booher lit newspaper on fire, documents said. She was able to Facetime police to give them a live feed of Booher while he was inside the store, according to documents.
Booher was arrested at about 11:30 p.m. on Monday after a six-hour standoff. Cpl. Teresa Fuller said Booher was known to police before the standoff.