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
