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Fatal Shooting in Lake County Under Investigation

The victim was taken to St. Luke Community Healthcare in Ronan where he died

By Justin Franz

Updated: March 1, 4:50 p.m.

Authorities on the Flathead Reservation are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in Lake County.

The shooting happened in the town of Pablo just before 10 p.m. Thursday.

Lake County Sheriff Don Bell says police responding to a shooting report found a male, later identified as Matthew Adam Posey Darnell, 30, who had been shot several times. The victim was taken to St. Luke Community Healthcare in Ronan where he died.

Police arrested the suspected shooter, Daniel Chance Blixt, 29, and have charged him with deliberate homicide.