# Tragedy as two Army vet deputies with wives and young children are killed in ambush after attempting to rescue hostages from gunman who shot dead mom and sister

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tragedy-as-two-army-vet-deputies-with-wives-and-young-children-are-killed-in-ambush-after-attempting-to-rescue-hostages-from-gunman-who-shot-dead-mom-and-sister/
- Published: 2026-11-09T06:35:46+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T06:48:45+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16277403/tragedy-army-vet-deputies-killed-rescue-hostages-gunman-shot.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Two Spokane County deputies died after being shot during a rescue attempt.
- The suspect and two family members also died; the 911 caller survived.
- Both deputies leave young families, and Perry was an organ donor.

## Summary

Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputies Mason Acheson and Parker Perry died after being shot while entering a home to rescue a woman who had reported a chest wound. Their deaths highlight the risks faced by emergency responders attending a domestic violence incident.

Deputies went to the home on Smythe Road at about 2.25pm on Tuesday and later entered with a SWAT team. The 37-year-old suspect, Ryan Larsen, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound; his mother and sister were also killed, while the woman who called 911 survived with injuries described as non-life-threatening. Acheson and Perry each leave a wife and two children; Perry’s wife is expecting a third child, and he was an organ donor.

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