Community members hold signs honoring the life of Scott Bryan during a vigil and walk to The Warming Center in Kalispell on Saturday, July 1. Kaleb Elijah Fleck, 19, is accused of beating Bryan, a homeless man, to death outside a Kalispell gas station on the morning of June 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
July 1, 2023
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Harassment on the streets: Homeless individuals share experiences
A lawsuit filed in federal court earlier this month regarding the operation of a Kalispell shelter claims that anti-homeless sentiment in the last few has been enflamed by local elected officials. While at the same time, one law enforcement official says there hasn’t been an increase in reports of violence against homeless individuals.
Commissioner sees few ways to help homeless people
While decrying violence among the community’s homeless population in the wake of a deadly fight in Kalispell earlier this month, Flathead County Commissioner Brad Abell said Friday that there was little local policymakers could — or would — do for residents who declined to improve their lives.
Advocates ask commissioners to denounce violence against homeless
Four days after a homeless man was allegedly murdered in Kalispell, advocates for the homeless and community members appealed to the Flathead County commissioners on Thursday seeking condemnation of reported acts of violence against homeless people.