MISSOULA — Authorities have released the name of a man who was shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting on Sunday in Mineral County.
Missoula County Sheriff and Coroner Jeremiah Petersen has identified the man as 68-year-old Richard C. Smith of Missoula.
The Montana Department of Criminal Investigations is continuing to investigate the shooting.
(1st REPORT, JULY 22) A suspect in a reported stabbing and kidnapping died after being shot by a officer on Sunday, July 21, 2024, in Mineral County.
The Mineral County Sheriff's Office reports the shooting happened at about 11 a.m. in the Fish Creek area.
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The person who was killed had been involved in a stabbing and kidnapping, according to a social media post.
The shooting happened when the suspect came out of a heavily wooded area with a hostage and a weapon.
The suspect refused to obey commands from law enforcement and was shot.
The Montana Division of Criminal Investigations, Missoula County Sheriff's Office detectives, and a Missoula Police Department detective were called to process the scene.
