LIBBY — Two people have been arrested after a 38-year-old Libby man was shot multiple times and killed Saturday night.

Henry Carl Schroeder, 74, was arrested Sunday and charged with negligent homicide and tampering with evidence. Kimberlee Ann Patterson was arrested and charged with tampering with evidence.

Schroeder admitted shooting Thomas Lawrence Veloz at about 10 p.m. Saturday in Schroeder’s home on Washington Avenue in Libby, according to police reports. At least two other people witnessed the shooting.

Donald Brittain, one of the witnesses, reported the shooting to Lincoln County dispatch at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, approximately 18 hours after the incident. Patterson, who lives at the same address as the victim, was also present during the shooting.

Libby Police Officer Darren Short was dispatched to the scene, where he met Officer John Powell and sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Huff. They contacted Schroeder by phone and asked him to exit the home. Schroeder complied and was quickly secured in Powell’s patrol vehicle.

The law enforcement officers entered the home and discovered a man’s body, later identified as Veloz, covered with a blanket. “There appeared to be a large pool of blood near the victim’s head, and a possible gunshot wound was apparent,” according to the affidavit of probable cause.

A subsequent search of the house, conducted after a warrant was issued by Justice of the Peace Jay Sheffield, found a .380-caliber pistol and two shell casings, even though the victim had been shot at least five times, according to the affidavit.

Patterson was apprehended approximately nine miles south of Libby after the car she was driving slid off of U.S. 2. She also was cited for driving with a suspended license.

Both defendants were arraigned before Sheffield on Monday. Bail for Schroeder was set at $500,000. Bail for Patterson was set at $50,000.

Preliminary hearings have been scheduled for both defendants in Lincoln County Justice Court. Schroeder is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 24. Patterson is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 25.