Two people are in custody after a Libby man was shot and killed at a residence on Feb. 1, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
Henry Carl Schroeder, 74, has been charged with negligent homicide and tampering and Kimberlee Ann Patterson, 43, has been charged with tampering following the shooting death of Thomas Lawrence Veloz, 38, of Libby. Both crimes are felonies.
According to law enforcement authorities, at about 3:30 p.m., an individual came into the sheriff’s office and reported that a shooting occurred at 1305 Washington Avenue. Sheriff’s deputies and officers from the Libby Police Department responded to the scene and called the home’s owner, Schroeder, demanding that he come outside. Once Schroeder exited, officers entered the home and found Veloz’s body, a .380 caliber pistol, empty casings and bullets. Veloz was declared dead at the scene.
Schroeder was arrested at the house and Patterson was later arrested at the sheriff’s office. Veloz’s body was transported to the Montana State Crime Lab for an autopsy.
Both the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and the Libby Police Department are investigating the incident.
Anyone who may have information about it are asked to call the sheriff’s office at (406) 293-4112.