Attack at the Missoula Shelter Leaves Man With Serious Injuries

Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - On July 16, 2025, at approximately 11:34 PM, a Missoula Police Department officer responded to the Johnson Street Shelter. The 911 caller, an employee, reported an active disturbance. It was reported that one male, John Doe, had been punched and was now seizing. Emergency Medical personnel had arrived on scene and believed the male was suffering from a Traumatic Brain Injury episode from the alleged assault. 

A short time later, the suspect returned to the area and officers approached him. The suspect was eventually stopped and identified as 28-year-old Landon Lockyer. The officer noticed that Lockyer’s clothing was covered in debris, and he appeared to have recent abrasions and scratches on his arms. The officer also noted that Lockyer appeared highly intoxicated.  

Multiple officers began reviewing the surveillance video, which captured the entire incident. It appears that Doe is exchanging words with Lockyer from across the parking lot, who was wearing, at that time, a light brown baseball cap, a white short-sleeve button-up shirt with the buttons undone, a black undershirt, and blue jeans. Officers noted that Lockyer was not presently wearing the white short-sleeved button-up or the light brown baseball cap. 

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Officers Continue to Review the Footage 

The surveillance then captures Lockyer punching Doe in the face multiple times. Lockyer then gets on Doe’s back and places his arm around his neck. Lockyer uses his other hand to grab his arm and continues to pull backwards in a rear-naked choke. Both parties fall to the ground and lie between the building and a concrete parking curb.  

Lockyer continues to hold Doe in the choke until Doe passes out. Lockyer is captured letting go of the choke, and he proceeds to punch or elbow Doe in the head multiple times while he is already unconscious.  

Doe’s body then turns towards the parking curb, and Lockyer positions his body on top of Doe’s upper torso and head. Doe’s body then appears to go into a full seizure and starts convulsing on the ground next to the parking curb. Other people begin walking towards Doe, and Lockyer gets up and walks away. 

Lockyer is Arrested 

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Lockyer was arrested and transported to the Missoula County Detention Facility. According to court documents, the officer discovered the white button-down shirt and brown hat that Lockyer was wearing stashed in a nearby bush.  

Lockyer is currently being charged with felony aggravated assault and felony tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. His bond was set at $100,000. 

The information in this article was obtained from sources that are publicly viewable.