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Two Killed, Two Injured in Stillwater County Shooting as 23-Year-Old Suspect Taken Into Custody

Officials describe an active investigation with no public threat.

Overview

  • Deputies responded to a reported disturbance at 3:37 a.m. near mile marker 10 on Stillwater River Road, the sheriff's office said.
  • Sheriff Charles Kem confirmed two fatalities and two hospitalizations and identified the suspect as 23-year-old Ty Allen Turney, who was arrested around 5:46 a.m.
  • Q2 reports the gunfire occurred around 3:30 a.m. at a rural home about 10 miles south of Absarokee along the Stillwater River.
  • Q2 reports authorities later found the suspect’s truck stuck in the Stillwater River and took Turney into custody after he drove off the road into the water.
  • Victim identities and a possible motive have not been released, and the sheriff says potential murder charges are under review.