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Montana man pleads not guilty in parking lot killing
December 17, 2020 GMT
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) A Montana man has pleaded not guilty in the December shooting and killing of another man in an apartment complex parking lot.
Christopher Lance Newrider, 33, submitted his plea Tuesday on one count of deliberate homicide after he was accused of being involved in the shooting death of Sundance Ron Leon Hernandez, also 33, on Dec. 8. Newrider was jailed instead of posting a $1 million bond.
Police said they began searching for Newrider the day of the shooting after witnesses said they saw him shoot Hernandez outside a Missoula apartment complex and leave toward a nearby river.
Authorities release name of Missoula shooting victim
Connor McCauley/MTN News
By: Mark Thorsell
and last updated 2020-12-09 18:52:29-05
MISSOULA â Authorities have released the name of the man who was shot and killed on Tuesday afternoon at a Missoula apartment complex.
Missoula County Sheriff TJ McDermott says the victim has been identified as 33-year-old Sundance Ron Leon Hernandez of Missoula.
Hernandez died at the scene of a shooting, that occurred in the parking lot of the Creekside Apartments on East Broadway.
Law enforcement is continuing to search for a suspect in the killing who has been identified as 33-year-old Christopher Newrider who fled the scene on foot before police arrived.
Missoula police arrest homicide suspect
By: Connor McCauley
and last updated 2020-12-11 12:54:35-05
MISSOULA â UPDATE: Dec. 9 2020 - 6:10 p.m.
A man who had been on the run following a Tuesday afternoon fatal shooting in Missoula.
Missoula Police officers arrested Christopher Newrider at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday in connection with the fatal shooting of Sundance Ron Leon Hernandez of Missoula.
Investigators report Newrider was found at Creekside Apartments and took him into custody without further incident.
Police say the murder weapon was found earlier on Wednesday where Newrider was last seen near the river during a search by the Missoula County Sheriffâs Office K9 Team.
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