Monday, May 20, 2024
52.0°F
This undated photo provided by the Broadwater County Sheriff's Office shows Deputy Mason Moore, 38. Moore was killed early Tuesday, May 16, 2017, in a shootout that prompted a middle-of-the-night pursuit that spanned more than 100 miles (161 kilometers) across southwestern Montana, involving several law enforcement agencies. Before sunrise, the chase had ended with the vehicle driving on its rims, a suspect shot and hospitalized and his father under arrest, officials said. (Broadwater County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Stories this photo appears in:

Bail set at $2M for suspect in killing of Montana deputy
May 17, 2017 6:32 p.m.

Bail set at $2M for suspect in killing of Montana deputy

MISSOULA (AP) — A man suspected in the shooting death of a sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop and of firing at officers in a pursuit across southwestern Montana told investigators he hoped to force officers to shoot him because he wanted to go out “at the end of a gun,” court records said.