GREAT FALLS, MT. (THECOUNT) — Ronda Dee “Roxie” Ray of Great Falls, has been named as the victim found shot dead in an apparent Great Falls, MT, murder-suicide Saturday.
Michael “Mick” Willey, of Lincoln, has been identified as man who shot Ray and then turned the gun on himself.
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The double-fatal incident occurred at about 3:30 a.m. on Saturday at a residence located on the 700 block of 20th Street North in Great Falls, MT.
Both were transported to area hpspitals and later pronounced dead.
According to police scanner traffic, Willey, 56, had been arrested twice in recent weeks after allegedly punching a woman – fracturing her skull and bones in her face – and violating a no-contact order.
It is not known if Ray, 42, the woman involved in Saturday’s fatal incident, is the same woman recently assaulted by Willey.
According to the Montana Department of Corrections, Willey was convicted on a charge of assault with a weapon in Lewis & Clark County in 2017, and received a three-year deferred sentenced. source
The GFPD released the following information on Monday afternoon:
June 9, 2018 at 0331 hours 911 dispatchers at the Great Falls and Cascade County Emergency Communications Center received report of a disturbance occurring in the 700 block of 20th Street North. Officers arrived to find a female and a male suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Both were transported to Benefis Emergency Department where they succumbed to their injuries and were pronounced deceased.
We are in the early stages of this investigation and may release further pertinent information at a later date. The Cascade County Sheriff’s Office may release the names of the deceased when their coroner’s investigation concludes.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of all involved, and to the officers and emergency personnel from the responding agencies, including: CC/GF Emergency Communications Center, Cascade County Sheriff’s Office, Great Falls Emergency Services, Great Falls Fire Rescue, Victim-Witness Assistance Services, and DPHHS – Division of Family Services.
This is a developing story. We will update you as more information becomes available.