Missoula police investigate fatal shooting

 

 

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Missoula police are investigating a fatal shooting involving a resident of a home and a possible intruder.

 

Police say the incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. Sunday and resulted in the death of a 17-year-old male.

 

The Missoula Police Department says that when police arrived at the scene, they found a male and female resident in front of the house and another male in their garage with a gunshot wound. The victim died later.

 

The male resident told police he found an intruder in his garage after an alarm went off and shot him with a shotgun.

 

Police say there was no indication that the person who was shot was armed and they took the 29-year-old male resident into custody.

 

Police Sgt. Travis Welsh says the shooting is under investigation.

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