Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Xavier Vern Hutt

Gender : Male

Age : 24

Race : Native American

Date : 07/15/2021

Location : US-2 and Cascadilla Flat River Access

City : Essex

County : Flathead

State : Montana

Agency : Multiple agencies involved

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after homicide

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On July 15, 2021, around 12:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to a domestic disturbance in Great Falls where they discovered one person dead. Xavier Vern Hutt had allegedly taken a hostage and fled, leading to a multi-agency car chase that concluded around 6:20 a.m. in the Cascadilla area of Flathead County, roughly 175 miles from Great Falls. Police shot and killed Hutt at the scene, though details surrounding the circumstances of his death were withheld by authorities.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:Fatalities: 1
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Last Update: 12/28/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://apnews.com/article/shootings-homicide-964ce1078a142e3168487c6600e8a5b0
https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/missoula-man-arrested-for-homicide-kidnapping
https://flatheadbeacon.com/2021/07/19/officials-identify-suspect-victim-in-homicide-abduction/
https://www.krtv.com/news/crime-and-courts/great-falls-murder-victim-and-suspect
https://theelectricgf.com/2021/07/19/gfpd-identifies-victim-suspect-in-homicide-kidnapping-incident/