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Crime

15-Year-Old Boy Shot in Great Falls, 2 Suspects in Custody

The boy was shot while walking to school and suffered life-threatening injuries, police in Great Falls said.

By Associated Press

GREAT FALLS – A 15-year-old boy was shot while walking to school Tuesday morning and suffered life-threatening injuries, police in Great Falls said.

Two suspects are in custody. Their names and ages haven’t been released.

The shooting happened just before 8 a.m. and students and staff at Great Falls High School were asked to shelter-in-place while officers searched for the suspects, who ran away after the shooting. They were both in custody by 8:45 a.m., police said.

The shooting was isolated to those involved and the victim was being treated at the hospital, police said.

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