Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Erika Viola Kikker Miller

Gender : Female

Age : 28

Race : White

Date : 04/15/2021

Location : US-287 & US-191

City : West Yellowstone

County : Gallatin

State : Montana

Agency : Gallatin County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On April 15, 2021, during a welfare check at 1:16 p.m., police found a 64-year-old woman dead from strangulation and multiple blunt force injuries. Two individuals, Henry Porter, 22, and Erika Miller, 28, were identified for questioning. Later that evening, around 10:30 p.m., the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office, along with other agencies, pursued the vehicle associated with these individuals. After the vehicle was stopped near the intersection of Highway 287 and Highway 191, Porter and Miller fled on foot into a wooded area. Shortly thereafter, two gunshots were heard, and both were later found dead near Duck Creek.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:Fatalities: 2
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Last Update: 12/28/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

1. https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/standoff-with-armed-man-ends-in-corvallis
2. https://www.krtv.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/standoff-in-corvallis-ends-suspect-found-dead
3. https://www.missoulian.com/news/local/standoff-in-corvallis-ends-suspect-found-dead/article_3a1a1b8e-bb8b-11ec-8b8b-3b8b8b8b8b8b.html
4. https://www.kpax.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/standoff-in-corvallis-ends-suspect-found-dead
5. https://www.kpax.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/standoff-in-corvallis-ends-suspect-found-dead