GREAT FALLS, MT. (THECOUNT) — Ricky Lee Gardipee has been identified as the man fatally shot by Montana authorities following a triple-murder at the Emerald City Casino Tuesday morning in Great Falls.
Gardipee, 41, was fatally shot by deputy U.S. marshals early Tuesday in the city of Great Falls, about a mile away from the Emerald City Casino where three people were killed and a fourth was injured, Petroleum County Coroner R.J. Brown said in a statement.
The Cascade County Sheriff’s Office identified the victims killed as 53-year-old Cheryl Ann Larsen, 60-year-old Wendy Joanne Carlson and 61-year-old Steve Mitchell Hale, DarienTimes.
Great Falls Police, the U.S. Marshals Office and the FBI, are investigation after a multiple-victim homicide at Emerald City Casino Tuesday morning in Great Falls.
A motive in the crime has not been provided by officials.
Officials responded to a 911 call requesting assistance to the Emerald City Casino located on 10th Avenue South in Great Falls, MT. When first responders arrived, they discovered three victims deceased inside the casino.
A fourth victim was located a short time later, and the release says that person is currently recovering from unknown injuries at Benefis Health System, reports GreatFallsTribune.
Investigators began a search for the suspect, who was fatally shot by police at approximately 5:45 a.m. in the area of 26th Street and 7th Avenue South.
If you have any further information about the incident, contact GFPD detective Keith Hedges at 406-455-8519.
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Geo quick facts: Great Falls is a city in Montana. It’s home to the C.M. Russell Museum, devoted to the artist known for images of the American West. The Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art shows contemporary work in a landmark Romanesque Revival building. On the Missouri River, the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center has exhibits on the explorers’ route through the adjacent Giant Springs State Park – wikipedia.
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