A shooting at a birthday party in Billings, Montana, left one person dead and another injured, and the suspect was initially uncooperative when they barricaded themselves inside a residence, police said.
A heavy police presence was observed shortly after 6 p.m. local time Sunday night in the area of Grand Ave. and 12th St. Officers responded to the 1200 block of Burlington Ave. in connection with a shooting, and urged people to avoid the area. .
According to Billings police, a man was injured in the shooting and was later transported to a hospital for treatment.
Police also located a dead person at the scene believed to be related to the shooting.
POLICE OFFICER, 2 SUSPECTS INJURED IN SHOOTING IN NEVADA
A shooting at a birthday party in Billings, Montana, left one person dead and another injured, and the suspect was initially uncooperative when they barricaded themselves at a residence, police said.
(Billings Police)
The gunman barricaded himself at the residence, and police said he was not cooperating.
Gasoline was pumped into the residence and police said they were using technology to look inside, adding that the suspect was the only person in the house.
According to Billings police, a man was injured in the shooting and was later transported to a hospital for treatment. Police also located a dead person at the scene believed to be related to the shooting.
(Billings Police)
SWAT teams then attempted to contact the suspect. At one point, the suspect fired his gun out of a window.
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Billings Police SUV
(Billings Police)
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Police reported around 1 a.m. that the suspect was taken into custody and that there were no further shots fired or injuries to the officers or the suspect.
