A police standoff at a residence in central Billings overnight ended with a suspect taken into custody.
The Billings Police Department responded to reports of a shooting at about 6 p.m. Sunday night. A male victim was taken to the hospital and other residents fled the scene. The suspect barricaded himself inside and continued shooting, according to police.
After a standoff lasting several hours, officers located the suspect and took him into custody “without any further injury or shots being fired.”
*Update* The susp has been taken into custody. No further shots or injuries to either Officers or the suspect. - Lt. Lennick https://t.co/YGnlH8AosY
— BillingsPD (@BillingsPD) January 9, 2023
Police say the initial investigation shows the male suspect shot a second victim in the same area, stole the victim’s vehicle and was later involved in a crash when he entered the residence.
Police say there doesn’t appear to be a connection between the suspect and any of the victims.
The unnamed suspect is being detained on suspicion of deliberate homicide, attempted deliberate homicide and robbery.
