Michael Lee McClure, 26, from Billings, Montana, on 23 April 2021

April 23, 2021 | Billings, Montana

Michael Lee McClure, 26, from Billings, Montana, on 23 April 2021

Victim Info

NameMichael Lee McClure
RaceBlack/African American
Age26
GenderMale

Details

Yellowstone County deputies attempted to pull over a van because of a traffic violation, but the driver evaded the stop. A few hours after the incident, Laurel Police officers responded to a report of a suspicious vehcile, the same van from the prior stop. A man was outside of the van and eventually got back into the vehicle and drove away. Another chase ensued. The van eventually crashed into a neighborhood and two individuals exited the van and ran away. Police allege they noticed one of the people had a gun and the pair were attempting to break into a home. Police took one of the individuals into custody, and a standoff began with the other. The other individual got into a home and was allegedly hiding in the attic. Police entered the home and claim the individual charged at them before they shot and killed them.

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Additional Evidence

Victim NameMichael Lee McClure
Victim Age26
Victim GenderMale
Victim RaceBlack
Address Of Incident4000 Ridgewood Lane South
CityBillings
StateMT
Zipcode59106
CountyYellowstone
Agency Responsible For DeathYellowstone County Sheriff's Office
Ori Agency IdentifierMT0560000
Cause Of DeathGunshot
Official Disposition Of DeathPending investigation
Criminal ChargesNo known charges
Mental IllnessNo
UnarmedAllegedly Armed
Alleged Weapongun
Alleged Threat Levelattack
Fleeingother
Body Camerano
Wapo Id6805
Off Duty Killing
GeographySuburban
Image Of Victimhttps://fatalencounters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Michael-Lee-McClure.jpg
Encounter TypeTraffic Stop
Initial Reported Reasontraffic violation

Source

Source ID: 9161 - Mapping Police Violence

Cross References

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Fatal Encounters -Michael Lee McClure, 26, from Billings, Montana, on 23 April 2021

BEACON Data

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Hash Comparison

Hash stored in database: 1a5356c814eb690702f73460b13f135fef778b1149a39736273fdaf1d0d96570

Hash from Mainchain Tx: 1a5356c814eb690702f73460b13f135fef778b1149a39736273fdaf1d0d96570

Dynamically generated hash: 1a5356c814eb690702f73460b13f135fef778b1149a39736273fdaf1d0d96570

Hashes Match?

YES

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