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UPDATE: Suspect Identified in Fatal Kalispell Shooting

The early morning shooting on the 100 block of Seventh Avenue East North left one dead and multiple others injured

By Maggie Dresser
Law enforcement investigates a shooting at PJ’s Rentals apartments in Kalispell on Oct. 13, 2026. Multiple people were shot and one killed at the scene. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon

A 21-year-old man has been arrested on a pending felony charge of deliberate homicide and three counts of attempted deliberate homicide following a shooting in Kalispell that left three people injured and one dead on the 100 block of Seventh Avenue East North early Tuesday morning, according to a Kalispell Police Department (KPD) news release.

Officers located Kaleb Anthony Hilliard at a Kalispell residence where he was arrested without incident.

Officers at 1:13 a.m. on Oct. 13 responded to a report of a shooting in progress where they discovered “multiple people” shot, including a 19-year-old male who died at the scene. The remaining victims were transported to Logan Health for medical care.

Law enforcement investigates a shooting at PJ’s Rentals apartments in Kalispell on Oct. 13, 2026. Multiple people were shot and one killed at the scene. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon

The incident appears to be isolated, and no information suggests further danger to the public, according to authorities.

Law enforcement will remain at the scene to process evidence in the homicide investigation.

More information about the incident will be released as it becomes available, including identities of the the deceased victim pending next of kin notification.

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Kalispell police investigate a shooting at PJ Rentals apartments in Kalispell on Oct. 13, 2026. Multiple people were shot and one killed at the scene. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon

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