: Officer-Involved Shooting in Billings
On Saturday, February 7th at 9:45 pm Billings police were in pursuit of a stolen vehicle with weapons inside.
Deputies attempted to stop the vehicle using spike strips, but the suspects continued to flee. At around mile marker 8, the vehicle broke down causing the passengers to flee. While fleeing, one of the suspects allegedly pointed a weapon at the officers. Officers responded by shooting and killing the suspect.
Investigations are still underway, but local police have released this statement:
“At this point, we’re still very early in the investigations, we’re trying to determine if the suspect fired the weapon, if it was a weapon that was loaded, and then of course, how many officers shot,” said O’Donnell. “At this point, we just don’t know. It’s too early in the investigation to give specifics.”
Police were able to detain the second person. It is not clear at this time whether or not the involved officers have been placed on administrative leave following the officer-involved incident.
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https://www.ktvq.com/news/crime-watch/law-enforcement-kill-suspect-pointing-gun-at-them-south-of-billings-sheriff-says: Officer-Involved Shooting in Billings