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Christopher Bell

Case from Valley, WA dated Feb 01, 2021

Victim Details

Christopher Bell

Male

White / Caucasian

Valley

WA

2021-02-01

37

Christopher

Bell

06/21/2026

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In the winter of 2021, the life of Christopher Bell, a 37-year-old Caucasian male, was cut short in a violent encounter near Waitts Lake in Stevens County, Washington. On the second day of February, what began as a reunion between old friends descended into a fatal confrontation. Bell had recently reconnected with a man he had known for years, Ryan F. Gilliard, after a chance meeting at the Chewelah Casino.

On that fateful day, Bell, along with a woman named Melissa Smith, went to Gilliar ...
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  • Spokesman.com: Man shot and killed near Waitts Lake in Stevens County; suspect in custody
  • KHQ Right Now: Stevens County Sheriff's deputies find man with gunshot wound to the head, suspect in custody
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