Missoula County Sheriff’s deputies, assisted by units from Kalispell, apprehended a suspect near Florence without incident after an overnight standoff.
UPDATE: According to the Hamilton Police Department, the suspect involved in a standoff with police most of the day Saturday surrendered peacefully early Sunday morning.
Update 3 p.m., Sept. 24 - Jason Kirchner, 35, of Missoula, appeared in Missoula Justice Court on Tuesday, September 24 to hear charges surrounding the nearly 24-hour standoff on Cooley Street in which shots were fired at law enforcement officers, dozens of people were displaced from their homes, and an entire neighborhood was brought to a standstill.