Person Dead After Brandishing Gun At Courthouse

One person is dead after local and county law enforcement responded to a threat at the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse in Helena Friday afternoon, according to authorities.

At around 1:30 p.m., Helena police officers and Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the county courthouse, 228 E. Broadway St., after numerous 911 calls reported that a woman was brandishing a handgun. The woman threatened several people, including a judge, according to a release from Helena Police Chief Brett Petty and county Sheriff Leo Dutton.

The suspect, whose name had not been released yet, left the courthouse and walked east on Broadway Street before being approached by law enforcement.

The Montana Department of Criminal Justice will lead the ongoing investigation.