Man fatally shot in Montana standoff with authorities
December 11, 2020 GMT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) A 35-year-old man was shot and killed by law enforcement officers early Friday after a standoff at a bar in northwestern Montana, the Department of Justice said.
The man entered the Naughty Pine Saloon near Trout Creek at 12:30 a.m. with a handgun and an assault rifle and barricaded himself inside an area of the saloon, officials said.
The man would not cooperate with a Sanders County deputy who tried negotiating with him and SWAT teams were called in from Missoula and Flathead counties.
A majority of the patrons were safely removed, but officers had to deploy tear gas before getting a family member of the man to leave the bar. That person was taken into custody, the DOJ said in a statement.