Homeless man killed by Spokane deputy lived with mental illness and drug addiction

Like the tent he lived in, the end of Ethan Murray’s life was in disarray and off the grid.

A combination of mental illness and drug addiction led the 25-year-old to hospitals, jail cells, shelters and service providers across the country, from North Idaho to Oregon, Montana, California and Florida, and Spokane Valley.

His mother, Justine Murray, kept a journal documenting his travels, occasionally updating friends and family online about where he was at what time, and most of all, whether he was OK.

“I feel like we need more help in advocating for our mentally ill,” his mother said in a video posted recently to Facebook. “There was no place for him to go. There was nobody that would help him.”

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