Local law enforcement responded to a report of an active home invasion around 2:43 a.m. Aug. 30 at 60 Gibson Flats Road.

The Cascade County Sheriff’s Office made a mutual aid request for the Great Falls Police Department to respond, and both agencies were on scene.

The occupants of the home fled the scene, but the male suspect remained inside, according to Sheriff Jesse Slaughter.

The occupants are safe and uninjured, Slaughter said.

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The Central Montana High Risk Unit, the regional unit comprised of CCSO and GFPD officers, was activated and responded to the scene.

Officers gave the suspect numerous commands to which he did not comply and over the course of the incident, several rounds were discharged from a firearm inside the residence and the suspect was found deceased inside the residence, Slaughter said in a Facebook live video.

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The incident that is considered an in-custody death, since HRU had a search warrant and arrest warrant for the suspect when they arrived on scene, Slaughter said in the video.

Since both CCSO and GFPD were involved in the incident, Slaughter said he requested the Montana Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation and the Lewis and Clark Sheriff’s Office were requested to investigate.