Whitefish man jailed after Kalispell shooting
Scott Shindledecker Daily Inter Lake | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 6 years, 4 months AGO
A Kalispell man is in the Flathead County Jail after police alleged he shot another man during a dispute last week.
Matthew David Smith, 40, of Whitefish, is facing one count of attempted deliberate homicide after the Kalispell Police Department said he shot 33-year-old Tristian Caswell Friday evening.
Caswell, a Kalispell man, had been shot in the chest and had life-threatening injuries.
Smith is currently being held in the Flathead County Jail.
According to police logs, the person who called 911 said there was a scuffle between the two men, and that the victim allegedly “attacked” and ripped the shooter off a motorcycle.
The victim was transported to Kalispell Regional Medical Center and was in critical condition.
The shooting remains under investigation.
Reporter Scott Shindledecker may be reached at 758-4441 or [email protected].
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