A 71-year-old man is dead and a 55-year-old woman is in jail on a preliminary charge of deliberate homicide after a fatal shooting in Hungry Horse on Valentine’s Day.

According to Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry, deputies went to the First Avenue North West home shortly before 8 p.m. after receiving a report that someone had been shot. 

When they arrived, they found the man with a single gunshot wound to the chest.

Emergency responders were unable to revive the man and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The woman was identified on the jail roster as Pamela Ruth Haines. She was at the scene when deputies arrived. She allegedly shot her boyfriend after a verbal disagreement. 

She was taken into custody and incarcerated in the Flathead County Detention Center.

The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification of family members. His body will be transported to the Montana State Crime Lab in Missoula for an autopsy.

The investigation into the shooting will continue through the weekend and more information will be released by the Sheriff’s Office as it becomes available.