Suspect in custody, Homicide investigation underway after a woman was killed in a shooting Thursday evening in Billings

BILLINGS, Mont. – One woman is dead and a man is in custody after a shooting in Billings Thursday evening.

The Billings Police Department says officers were called to the 4200 Block of Carlton Ave. SW just before 5 p.m. for a report that someone had been shot and the suspect may still be on scene.

Police say when officers arrived they found a 47-year-old woman who suffered multiple gun shot wounds. Officers and medical personnel rendered aid to the woman but she was pronounced dead on scene.

Officials say the suspect, 31-year-old Scott Freeland Jr. of Billings was transported to the Yellowstone County Detention Facility and charged with Deliberate Homicide.

The name of the woman has not yet been released. The case remains under investigation but police say there is no threat to the public.

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