Isaiah Strong

Age : 41

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 02/26/2021

Location : 2910 US-93

City : Kalispell

County : Flathead

State : Montana

Agency : Kalispell Police Department

Officer(s) :Officer Brady Gray

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during altercation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 02/26/2021, Kalispell Police responded to reports that a red SUV had rammed multiple vehicles along U.S. 93. Officers located the vehicle unoccupied at a gas station at 2910 U.S. 93 South.
Isaiah Strong, 41, emerged from inside the store. Inside the gas station, Strong struck Officer Brady Gray with a wooden object. He also assaulted another person inside the store. Strong then struck Officer Gray again, hitting her in the upper body and head. Officer Gray fired her weapon, striking Strong. During the gunfire, one uninvolved person inside the store was also struck by a police bullet and injured.
Strong died from gunshot wounds. The injured bystander survived. The Montana Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation led the investigation into the shooting. In September 2021, Flathead County Attorney Travis Ahner announced that Officer Gray’s use of deadly force was legally justified under Montana law.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/1-dead-after-officer-assaulted-in-kalispell
https://www.krtv.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/new-details-about-the-shooting-of-a-suspect-by-a-police-officer-in-kalispell
https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2021/mar/05/police-shooting-victim-accused-stalking-woman/
https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2021/mar/01/victim-officer-involved-shooting-kalispell-identif/