Here in Spokane we’re showing off our second-ratedness again. Can’t even have a proper mass shooting: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/jul/04/false-report-of-shooting-scatters-crowd-of-thousan/ .

Flocks of panicked people fled Riverfront Park late Friday after false reports of an active shooter quickly spread through the crowd.

The fear in the crowd apparently was sparked by a misunderstanding of an “altercation” near the Clocktower, Spokane police said in a news release. Officers initially were told a gun may have been seen but no shots were fired. When they contacted a male believed to be involved, he was unarmed and “no victim came forward.” No arrests were made. And police found no evidence a shot was fired.

By the time fireworks restarted before 10:30 p.m., there was only a scattering of people left. Even many of those still in the park who knew the report was false were no longer in the mood for patriotic revelry and continued to leave.

Spokanistanians are clearly dying for a world-class patriotic mass shooting with all the panic and fallout, but no deal, just disappointment. Idaho is currently stealing all the attention with the recent ambush and murders of wildlands firefighters.