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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
