BILLINGS — Authorities say they’ve detained a person of interest following an alleged homicide in south-central Montana.
Carbon County Sheriff Josh McQuillan said in a Thursday news release that the homicide occurred south of Red Lodge along Highway 212. Identities of the victim and the detained individual were not immediately released.
A section of the highway was closed Wednesday evening and Red Lodge schools were canceled Thursday morning as a precaution.
McQuillan said there was no current threat to the public.
He says the state Department of Criminal Investigation and Red Lodge Police are assisting in the investigation.