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Snowy Morning Surprise For Hamilton May 20
A snow slide May 20. (Steve Fullerton, Townsquare Media)
The snow did not stay on the main roads very long, but quite a few trees, recently leafed out in the spring, were damaged by the added snow weight. In fact US 93 was blocked both directions early in the morning at Mile Post 17 in the south end of the valley by a fallen tree. The Ravalli County Sheriff s Office reported the road cleared within an hour. Many tree branches throughout the valley were handing low to the grounds or were broken.
Wednesday afternoon and evening, May 19, a low pressure system came through with plenty of rain, which was welcomed after an unusually dry April and early May. That rain changed to snow as the temperature dropped in the early morning, with a layer of fresh snow in the Bitterroot and Sapphire Mountains and the lesser amounts in the valley. The valley snow had already started melting by sunrise.
UPDATE: MAY 10 AT 12:42 PM
CORVALLIS, Mont. - The Ravalli County Sheriff s Office and Coroner has identified the barricaded suspect who was found dead in his home in Corvallis last week.
According to a release from RCSO, the suspect was identified as Matthew Robert Long, 35.
RCSO said his preliminary cause of death appears to be a suicide by gunshot.
The Granite County Sheriff s Office and Hamilton Police Department are investigating the death the Ravalli County Attorney will receive the results of the investigation for the coroner s examination on a future date.
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UPDATE: MAY 6 AT 6:13 A.M.
CORVALLIS, Mont. - The barricaded suspect was found dead in his home Wednesday at 10 p.m., the Ravalli County Sheriff s Office said.
UPDATE: MAY 5 AT 6:13 A.M.
CORVALLIS, Mont. - The barricaded suspect was found dead in his home Wednesday at 10 p.m., the Ravalli County Sheriff s Office said.
According to a release from RCSO, the suspect ended the on-going communication with negotiators.
Missoula and Flathead County Special response Teams came to assist. To regain contact with the suspect, authorities used distraction devices and mechanical methods.Â
Authorities sent a robot into the home that found the suspect dead of an apparent suicide gunshot, RCSO said.
RCSO said the suspect apparently shot and killed his dog.
The suspects identity is not being released at this time.
UPDATE: MAY 5 AT 10 A.M.
CORVALLIS, Mont. - The Ravalli County Sheriff s Office tells our reporter on scene they are still working on communicating with the barricaded suspect.
We will update with more information as it becomes available.
UPDATE: MAY 5 AT 6:07 A.M.
CORVALLIS, Mont. - Authorities in Ravalli County are continuing negotiation efforts with the barricaded suspect Wednesday morning in the nearly 48-hour standoff.
The Ravalli County Sheriff s Office wrote in a release the suspect is a 35-year-old man who is armed with numerous guns, but no shots have been fired.
Nearby residents remain evacuated from the neighborhood.
RCSO said negotiations were beginning to show signs of potential with the suspect Tuesday and into Wednesday morning but the suspect remains barricaded as of Wednesday morning.