(Phillips County) One person was injured, and another was killed after a shooting and a vehicle pursuit in Phillips County on Sunday night.
At 7:39 PM, Phillips County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to an address south of Saco for a person who had been shot. The suspect was reported to still be armed and threatened that anyone coming into the yard would be shot. Deputies and ambulance personnel responded to the scene. The suspect was confronted resulting in a pursuit. During the pursuit, the suspect rammed his vehicle into a deputy’s car disabling it. The deputies responded with deadly force and the suspect was killed. The original gunshot victim was transported to a Billings hospital with serious injuries and the suspect was declared deceased at the scene.
At the request of Sheriff Lytle, the Montana Department of Criminal Investigation has been asked to conduct an independent investigation and the Valley County Coroner has been asked to conduct the death investigation.
Phillips County Deputies were assisted by Valley County Sheriff’s Deputies, Blaine County Deputies and the Glasgow Police Department.
