Markus Kaarma

Former Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer was on MSNBC this week, May 11, discussing the shooting of Diren Dede with host Craig Melvin. Schweitzer put scrutiny on homeowner and shooter Markus Kaarma, but not on Montana’s self-defense laws.

Adding to the worldwide coverage of the shooting death of Diren Dede, the New York Times has published its own article about the incident.

Dirk Adams, who is running for U.S. Senate in the Democratic Primary in Montana, has ruffled some feathers with comments he made during a debate on Saturday when he said Missoula homeowner Markus Kaarma was “hunting” when he shot German Exchange student Diren Dede in his garage...

NBC Montana is reporting that a search warrant was issued for a blood sample from Markus Kaarma, the man accused of fatally  shooting German exchange student Diren Dede.

Over a hundred friends of slain German exchange student Diren Dede gathered on the soccer field at Fort Missoula Friday night.

UPDATE - Thursday, May 1 4:00 p.m. The father of a slain 17-year-old exchange student has departed Montana after arranging for his son's body to be flown back to Germany.

UPDATE - Wednesday, April 30, 12:00 noon After deliberate homicide suspect Markus Kaarma and his family had received death threats following his release from jail on Monday afternoon, his attorney, Paul Ryan discussed the possibility of security at the Kaarma home.

Two vastly different versions emerged in Missoula Justice Court on how German exchange student Diren Dede, 17, was shot to death early in the morning on April 27 in a garage on Deer Canyon Court.

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A foreign exchange student from Germany was the victim of a weekend shooting in western Montana.