BILLINGS, Mont. - More information regarding an over eight-hour-long standoff in Billings West End Friday was given during a press conference Sunday.
Billings Police Chief Rich St. John said the incident started when a Yellowstone County Deputy was dispatched to a suspicious vehicle trespassing on railroad property.
When the deputy got to the area the vehicle was not seen, Chief St. John noting that there was no pursuit related to the report.
Around 12:30 pm the Laurel Police Department received and responded to a call regarding suspicious activity at Woodâs Powr-Grip.
According to Chief St. John, a man and a woman were seen putting a tarp over the top of a silver van.
1 dead, 2 suspects holed up in Billings home in possible hostage situation
Police locked in standoff on Billings West End
By: MTN News
and last updated 2021-04-24 03:07:31-04
(4:05 p.m. Friday) One man is dead after a high-speed chase and crash, and two suspects are holed up in a Billings West End home with possible hostages Friday afternoon, according to Police Chief Rich St. John.
Billings hostage negotiators are currently in contact as of 4 p.m. with the two suspects, a male and a female, who broke into a residence on the 4000 block of Ridgewood Lane South with the residents inside, St. John said at a briefing Friday afternoon.
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Suspect killed after 9-hour standoff with police in Billings
Police locked in standoff on Billings West End
By: MTN News
and last updated 2021-04-24 11:32:03-04
(12:30 a.m. Saturday) Law enforcement in Billings shot and killed a suspect after a nine-hour standoff at a Billings West End residence late Friday night.
Billings Police Chief Rich St. John said officers used multiple methods to try to flush the man out of the residence on the 4000 block of Ridgewood Lane South, including chemical agents, robots and drones, but none were successful. A Billings Fire Department ladder truck was also used to try to spot the suspect in the house.
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