fbpx

Sheriff Investigating ‘Suspicious’ Kila Shooting

18-year-old woman was shot in the abdomen on Oct. 6

By Justin Franz

Law enforcement is investigating a suspicious shooting in Kila that sent an 18-year-old Kalispell woman to the hospital.

According to Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry, law enforcement received a report of a shooting in Kila at 6 p.m. on Oct. 6. Upon arriving at the scene, they found an 18-year-old woman who had been shot in the abdomen.

The woman was transported to Kalispell Regional Medical Center for surgery before being sent to a hospital in Seattle where she remains in critical condition.

Curry said at this time it’s unclear if the wound was self-inflicted or caused by someone else.

The shooting remains under investigation.