(UPDATE, 2:50 p.m.) The Glacier County Sheriff’s Office has identified the two women killed in Browning on October 30.
Amy Sue Whitegrass, 28, and Lindsay Whiteman, 38, have been identified as the victims of an incident that occurred in the Star School area west of Browning.
The GCSO, Blackfeet Law Enforcement Services, and the FBI are investigating.
We will update you with any new information.
(1st Report, 1:27 p.m.) Two 17-year-old males are being held on charges of tampering with evidence in connection with the shooting death of a woman and a fatal hit-and-run near Browning.
According to an affidavit, a Great Falls Police officer located a maroon Nissan truck in the 800 block of 19th Street South that was of interest in the death of a Browning woman who was struck by a vehicle on Star School Road on Tuesday.
The officer observed two males approach the vehicle. The males were detained and an officer found a pistol in the waistband of one male’s pants as well as substances later identified as marijuana and hashish on him, according to the affidavit.
The teenagers were then taken to the Great Falls Police Department for questioning.
The affidavit states that one of the teen sagreed to speak with investigators and told them the males were inside the truck with two women in the early morning of October 30 near Browning.
Male #1 told investigators that one woman pulled a knife on Male #2 and Male #2 shot her.
According to Male #1, after the shooting, Male #2 got out of the vehicle with the second woman, who confronted him about what had just happened, according to the affidavit.
Male #1 told investigators that Male #2 got back into the truck to flee the scene and the second woman stood in front of the truck to try and stop it from leaving.
Male #1 said Male #2 then ran the woman over with the truck. The two males eventually pulled off the road and moved the woman who was shot and now deceased into the rear seat of the truck, according to the affidavit.
The two teenagers then drove to Great Falls with the woman’s body in the backseat, according to the affidavit.
The affidavit states the lettering on the truck was scraped off of the windshield in an attempt to disguise the vehicle.
The two teenage males face charges for tampering with physical evidence. Additional charges are expected to be filed.
In Judicial District Youth Court on Wednesday morning, a Cascade County Prosecutor stated both males are flight risks.
The judge agreed and set their bonds at $150,000. The case is being investigated by the FBI.
NOTE: KRTV does not report the names of juvenile individuals involved in court proceedings until they are charged with a violent crime.
(October 30, 2018) A pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle near Browning early Tuesday morning.
The incident occurred near Star School Road and Meadowlark Drive around 12:15 a.m., according to the Montana Highway Patrol.
The MHP said the vehicle was traveling south on Star School Road and the pedestrian was standing in the middle of the southbound lane when the car hit her.
The victim was then dragged or carried by the car before coming to a rest when the vehicle turned on to Meadowlark Drive.
The victim was a 38-year-old woman from Browning. Her name has not yet been released.
Alcohol, drugs, and speed are not suspected factors.
The incident is under investigation. We will update you when we get more information.
