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Update: Fatal shooting at Billings bar parking lot erupted during argument

Bystander shoots gunman who shot two people
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Update 10:45 a.m. Thursday

BILLINGS - Billings police said the early morning shooting outside a Billings bar involved gunfire from at least two people, including a bystander.

Lt. Matt Lennick said in a press release the shooting in the parking lot of the Reno Club off Calhoun Lane started with a verbal argument. During the argument, a 46-year-old man "pulled a firearm and began shooting at a 38 year old male and a 42 year old female striking them both," the press release states.

The injured woman pulled a firearm and "attempted to return fire," the press release states, when a 25-year-old man described as a "bystander" who was not initially involved in the argument "pulled a firearm and fatally shot the 46 year old male."

Lennick said the investigation was ongoing and no arrests had been made.

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Police investigate the scene of a fatal shooting.

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BILLINGS - Billings police officers are investigating a fatal shooting that also left two other people injured.

Police said on social media that officers responded at about 1:52 a.m. to the 100 block of Calhoun Lane for reports of a shooting with multiple victims.

Officers arrived to find one person dead and two other people suffering from non-life-threatening injuries.

"BPD Detectives have been called out and no subjects are outstanding," the social media post states.

No other information was immediately released.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.