Big Bear

Q2 reports a coroner’s jury determined Thursday that Billings police officers were justified in the death of a Crow Agency man in November. Frank Half Jr. was killed after a nearly 10-hour standoff with law enforcement on November 4th at Big Bear Sports Center...

Q2 reports that Billings police officers testified Wednesday in the ongoing coroner’s inquest regarding the deadly standoff at Big Bear Sports Center in November, resulting in the death of Frank Half Jr. on November 4th. Officers testified that Half’s death was preventable, his hostility and noncompliance led them to believe they had no other option but to shoot him after a nearly 10-hour standoff