After hearing our coverage on the youth violence taking place in Montana, one Billings mom decided to share her heartbreaking and frustrating story. Her open letter is below.
What is happening with all of these shootings in Billings and in Yellowstone County, Montana? Yet another round of shootings over the weekend in the Billings area, including a shootout with a Yellowstone County Sheriff's Deputy. We asked Sheriff Mike Linder.
For some reason every time I hear local city leaders pleading with Montanans NOT to leave their guns in their cars...I keep thinking of the Reginald Denny/ Rodney King spoof from In Living Color back in the day.
What's driving the gang violence in a place like Billings, Montana? Where did some of those downtown transients go? How bad is it getting? Is there any good news when it comes to public safety in Montana's biggest town? We tackled that and more with the police chief and a couple council members.