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Vilene Not Afraid

Gender : Female

Age : 35

Race : Native American

Date : 03/25/2023

Location : 4600 block of Western Sky Drive

City : Billings

County : Yellowstone

State : Montana

Agency : Billings Police Department, US Marshals, Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Christopher Etter

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Billings PD state in the 4600 block of Western Sky Drive at around 4:00 p.m., a woman was involved in a disturbance before shooting a firearm in the air and taking someone’s vehicle without permission. Police found the vehicle on King Avenue West and tried to conduct a traffic stop, but Not Afraid did not stop.
During that chase, she hit two un-involved vehicles near Main Street and Lake Elmo Drive, severely damaging her vehicle.She was surrounded by 10 officers per eyewitness who created a standoff. She refused to exit the car. SWAT deployed gas into the car. Not Afraid exited with a gun at that point and was shot and killed by officer Christopher Etter.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.ktvq.com/news/crime-watch/woman-shot-injured-by-billings-police-following-armed-standoff

https://www.foxnews.com/us/montana-sheriffs-deputy-fatally-shoots-armed-robbery-suspect-after-pursuit-standoff

https://www.fox3now.com/vilene-not-afraid-shot-to-death-by-billings-police-following-a-robbery-standoff-4600-block-of-western-sky-drive/

https://www.ktvq.com/news/crime-watch/sheriff-ids-deputy-who-killed-woman-in-billings-following-standoff