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Butte Officers Shoot, Kill Man Who Allegedly Pointed Shotgun at Them During Domestic Call
State investigators are reviewing the shooting after officers say a man raised a shotgun during a domestic response and was killed, officials said.
- On Thursday, April 16, 2026, a man died after being shot by Butte Police Department officers on the 4800 block of Hope Road in Butte during a domestic disturbance.
- Butte Emergency Dispatch received a call at 10:34 p.m. reporting shots fired by the woman's ex-husband; initial officers arrived within four minutes and secured her safety before locating the armed suspect in an attached garage.
- After law enforcement commanded the man to drop his weapon, "the suspect raised his shotgun toward an officer," according to the press release, prompting officers to fire and hit him multiple times.
- Despite lifesaving measures from officers, A-1 Ambulance, and Butte Fire Rescue, the man was pronounced dead at the scene; the woman and responding officers were not injured, the department said.
- The Montana Division of Criminal Investigation is leading an independent investigation assisted by the Montana Highway Patrol, while the suspect's body was transported to the Montana State Crime Lab in Missoula for an autopsy.
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A man is dead following a fatal police shooting in Butte after reportedly firing multiple shots at his ex-wife
A man is dead following a police shooting on the 4800 block of Hope Road in Butte last night.A woman called dispatch to report her ex-husband had fired multiple shots at her. She escaped the home safely.Police arrived minutes later and found the man in an attached garage armed with a shotgun. Officers instructed the man to drop his weapon. The suspect then reportedly raised the shotgun toward an officer.Police fired their weapons and hit the man…
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