Lincoln County homicide victims set to return to Libby Monday
SCOTT SHINDLEDECKER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 13 hours, 48 minutes AGO
Lincoln County officials prepare to transport the body of Sheriff's deputy Ryan Terpsma Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, to the Montana State Crime Lab in Missoula for examination at 10 a.m. Terpsma, 28, died in a shooting after responding to a residence near Eureka Friday, Oct. 30. Fellow Lincoln County resident Merissa Walker also died in the shooting. Kalispell resident Matthew David Dye was arrested in connection for the offenses and appeared Monday afternoon in Lincoln County District Court. (Photo courtesy Lincoln County Sheriff's Office)
Law enforcement transported the body of Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy Ryan Terpsma and fellow county resident Merissa Walker to the Montana State Crime Lab Monday morning for examination.
The two were victims of a homicide on the night of Friday, Oct. 30, at a residence outside of Eureka.
Kalispell resident Matthew David Dye, 50, was arrested later that night in Flathead County following a pursuit. He was set to appear in Lincoln County District Court on Monday afternoon for an initial appearance.
Following the exam at the crime lab in Missoula, Terpsma and Walker will be returned to Libby. They will travel on U.S. 93 from Missoula through Kalispell and then to Libby on U.S. 2.
The public is welcome to show their respect by standing along the roadway.
Updates on times and location will be posted on the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/LincolnCountySheriffMontana.
Funeral updates will be updated as they are available.
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Lincoln County homicide victims set to return to Libby Monday
