The Spokane County Medical Examiners Office confirmed Wednesday that Liberty Lake police Sgt. Clint Gibson died of a self-inflicted gunshotwound.

Gibson, 41, was found dead in his personal vehicle just before 2 a.m. Friday in the 1000 block of West Francis Avenue. His SUV had left the road at a high speed and gone through two parking lots and some bushes. Gibson was off duty at thetime.

Gibson was the only sergeant in the 10-man police department in Liberty Lake and served as the second in command, leaving a huge hole in the department personally and

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The Spokane County Medical Examiners Office confirmed Wednesday that Liberty Lake police Sgt. Clint Gibson died of a self-inflicted gunshotwound.

Gibson, 41, was found dead in his personal vehicle just before 2 a.m. Friday in the 1000 block of West Francis Avenue. His SUV had left the road at a high speed and gone through two parking lots and some bushes. Gibson was off duty at thetime.

Gibson was the only sergeant in the 10-man police department in Liberty Lake and served as the second in command, leaving a huge hole in the department personally and professionally. Its been hard, said Liberty Lake police Chief Brian Asmus last week. Not only was he a sergeant here, he was a friend ofmine.

Gibson served as the departments firearms instructor, emergency vehicle operations course instructor and defensive tactics instructor. He was also a member of the regional Special Response Team, which is made up of police officers from several small towns in Spokane County. The officers meet monthly for training and mostly serve high-riskwarrants.

The community will grieve his loss, Liberty Lake Mayor Steve Peterson said lastweek.

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Liberty Lake police sergeant died of self-inflicted gunshot, examiner says - Thu, 01 May 2014 PST