Published on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 1:29pm
HELENA, Mont.— A Phillips County sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man during a confrontation along U.S. Highway 191 southwest of Malta.
The Department of Justice says the deputy was stabbed several times and was being treated at a Great Falls hospital. The deputy's name was not released.
The DOJ says the officer responded to a call about a suspicious man walking along the highway early Wednesday. When the deputy confronted the man, the suspect attacked and stabbed him. The deputy shot and killed the suspect.