Bozeman Police Say Murder/Suicide Wednesday Leaves Two Dead

The city of Bozeman, Montana police department is releasing details on a Wednesday, October 14th shooting that has left two dead after an afternoon murder/suicide in popular tourist and celebrity town.

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Bozeman Police Say Murder/Suicide Wednesday Leaves Two Dead

The incident began at approximately 4pm when dispatch received a report of a woman receiving CPR who had possibly fallen and hit her head.  Once officers responded to the Bozeman business near W Main St. for the report, it was determined that the woman was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and had passed.

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After determining the woman had been shot, detectives conducted an investigation and identified a man as the likely suspect in the shooting.  Detectives continued to work through the night and into the early morning hours of Thursday.

Suicide Report Received - Bozeman Officers Find Suspect Dead of Self-Inflicted Wound

As officers and detectives continued their investigation, a report of a possible suicide was received by dispatch at 6:29am on Thursday October 15th.  Officers responded to the call near the 2400 block of W College St, near where the suspected homicide had taken place.  Upon arrival, officers found a deceased male from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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Officers identified the deceased man as the primary suspect in the homicide that had occurred earlier in the day.  Bozeman Police said in the release that "neither a motive nor the connection between the suspect and victim has been determined" but there is no credible threat to the public.  You can read the full press release from BPD here.