As the investigation into the fatal New Year's Eve shooting involving a Missoula Police Officer continues, a department official provides the policy on officer-involved shooting investigations.
There were two officer-involved shootings involving Missoula law enforcement personnel within 24 hours of each other on New Year's Eve, one by a Missoula City Police Officer and the other by a Missoula County Sheriff's Captain.
The Missoula County Sheriff's Office has released the identities of both the suspect who was shot and killed on New Year's Eve in Missoula, and that of the Missoula Police officer who fired the fatal shot.
UPDATE - 2:30 p.m. 12/31/14
The following is a press release from Paige Pavalone with the Missoula County Sheriff's Office on the Wednesday morning officer involved shooting.
Starting Wednesday, December 10 through January 1, the Missoula Police Department will be putting extra patrols to reduce holiday drunk driving and the heartbreak that can come with it.
After 43 years of service to Missoula, both as a police officer, sheriff's deputy and ultimately as Missoula County Sheriff, hundreds turned out Sunday evening to honor Carl Ibsen.
31 year-old Michael Ross appeared in Missoula Justice Court on Friday afternoon and was charged with felony robbery after allegedly holding up the Brooks Street Motor Inn armed with a butcher knife.
According to court documents, the front desk attendant was confronted by a man wielding a butcher knife and gave her a note that read 'give me all the money in the till'...