A shooting in Montana, CCW Involved

[Cottonwood]

 A shooting in Montana, CCW involved!

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Flash report - Glasgow shooting incident‏
From: Gary Marbut-MSSA (mssa@mtssa.org)
Sent: Sun 1/18/09 12:24 PM
To: mssa@mtssa.org
Confirmed: There was a shooting incident in Glasgow, Montana on
Saturday afternoon. Besides the shooter, one person was killed and
two were injured. Police locked down the community, warned people to
lock doors and stay inside, and followed a blood trail which
eventually led to the deceased shooter.

Unconfirmed but probable: The shooter made his attack at a local
hospital and killed a female Emergency Medical Technician. Scott
Billingsly was present because his wife works at the hospital. Scott
has a Montana concealed weapon permit, was armed, and engaged the
shooter in defense of himself and others. Scott was injured in the
hand and Scott's wife was also injured. The shooter was seriously
injured and was driven off by Scott's armed engagement of the
shooter. The seriously wounded shooter sought shelter, leaving the
blood trail that law enforcement followed, where they found the
shooter dead of a possibly self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The people of Glasgow who know these details are highly thankful that
an armed citizen was present and able to interdict the killer before
he could kill more than the one person murdered, possibly saving the
lives of many other hospital employees.

Gary Marbut, president
Montana Shooting Sports Association
http://www.mtssa.org
author, Gun Laws of Montana
http://www.mtpublish.com
406-549-1252 

[Preacherman]

That's why I carry.Give the guy a medal and a pension for the rest of his life.
Preacherman

[Brett]

I don't know about Montana but unfortunately here in North Carolina Mr Billingsly would probably find himself in a heap of legal trouble.  We are unable to carry in Hospitals, schools, government buildings, any place that serves alcohol, parades, or any public venue which charges an admission fee such as a movie theater or sports stadium.  I said to my CCW instructor "Heck, those are all the places I feel that I should be packing!"      

[Cottonwood]

I don't know about Montana but unfortunately here in North Carolina Mr Billingsly would probably find himself in a heap of legal trouble.  We are unable to carry in Hospitals, schools, government buildings, any place that serves alcohol, parades, or any public venue which charges an admission fee such as a movie theater or sports stadium.  I said to my CCW instructor "Heck, those are all the places I feel that I should be packing!"      

Okay I should have posted another news link because poeple are assuming this happened inside the hospital when it occured outside of the hospital.  BUT remember if you live in a differant state than Montana, it is not illegal to carry inside of a hospital unless posted at all enterances.

http://www.officer.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=45048

By MATTHEW BROWN
Associated Press Writer


GLASGOW, Mont. --

Authorities were investigating Sunday the link between a shooting suspect and the woman he allegedly killed outside a hospital.

The suspect also wounded two people who came to the victim's aid late Saturday. Officers found him after following a trail of blood, and the suspect was killed in a shooting involving police. Police declined to specify who was responsible.

The man's identity has not been released. No other suspects were being sought, Valley County Sheriff Glenn Meier said Sunday.

At least 50 federal and local agents using tracker dogs followed the suspect to a house just south of town late Saturday, sheriff's spokeswoman Samar Fay said.

Melissa Greenhagen, a 37-year-old part-time emergency medical technician, was fatally shot outside Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital late Saturday afternoon. The gunman also fired on a hospital nurse and her husband, who went to assist the technician. Those victims were in stable condition, hospital spokesman Nickolas Dirkes said.

Identities of the two injured victims have not been released, but residents said word had spread about those involved.

"Everybody knew who was killed and everybody knew who was hurt," said Marie Penderson, a bartender who said she was an acquaintance of the victims. "We were all saying she couldn't be dead. We refused to believe it."

The gunman was not believed to be a current or former hospital employee, authorities said.

"This has shocked all of us. Glasgow is place you feel comfortable raising your family," said Randy Holom, chief executive of the hospital.

Meier and Glasgow Police Chief Lynn Erickson said it was the first homicide in the Glasgow area in more than a decade.

During the manhunt, the hospital and a basketball game at the high school gym were locked down, and all roads into the town were blockaded for about five hours. Trains along the BNSF railway also were suspended until the suspect was found. People were told to stay at home and lock their doors.

Glasgow is a primarily agricultural community of about 3,500 residents in northeastern Montana, about 50 miles south of the Canadian border.

[Preacherman]

In West Virginia it is also illegal to carry in the places mentioned above.But usually ignore them.Will deal with that after the fact.
Preacherman

[Cottonwood]

Well in looking at all the news accounts, it does say that the police followed a blood trail.....

Here is the latest update from the Great Falls Tribune on the matter:

READ THE LINK

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20090121/NEWS01/901210310/1002/news01

The second prevalent rumor spreading across the Internet states that Scott Billingsley returned fire at the shooter before police arrived.

The story was largely circulated by Gary Marbut, a Missoula man who is president of the Montana Shooting Sports Association. Marbut said he heard the stories second- and third-hand from fellow shooting association members, including one whose wife has ties to Glasgow.

"I don't have anything that was confirmed. I do have these bits and pieces that are dribbling in," Marbut said Tuesday. "I guess you could say I have an ax to grind. I would like to see Billingsley's role brought to light."

Fay said officers won't refute the claims point-by-point, but generally have dismissed the rumor.

Gary Marbut has a lot to answer to with the MTSSA, as he had made it sound even to me that this was confirmed.