Sheriff releases name of robbery suspect who was shot by a police officer [Video]

Authorities have released the name of the robbery suspect who was fatally shot by a Hamilton police officer on April 1, 2024.

On Tuesday, April 9, Ravalli County Sheriff Steve Holton identified the man who was shot as 30-year-old Zachary Andrew Athearn of Hamilton.

Police were called to the Riverside Conoco in Hamilton for a report of an armed robbery.

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Initial reports indicated that Athearn threatened a responding officer with a weapon; he was then shot by a police officer and later died.

Sheriff Holton stated that the Hamilton Police Department and Montana Division of Criminal Investigation are investigating the robbery as well as the shooting.

The name of the officer(s) involved in the incident have not yet been released.

A Coroner’s Inquest into the shooting will be held at a later date by a coroner from another county, with assistance from the Ravalli County Attorney’s …