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Billings murder suspects found dead near West Yellowstone identified

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Posted at 7:53 AM, Apr 20, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-20 10:03:06-04

The Gallatin County Sheriff's Office has identified the two Billings murder suspects found dead after a pursuit near West Yellowstone last Friday.

According to a press release from the sheriff's office, 22-year-old Henry Porter and 28-year-old Erika Miller, both of Billings, were found dead in a wooded area near Duck Creek north of West Yellowstone after an early-morning vehicle pursuit with law enforcement.

The release said they both died from a single gunshot wound to the head "in an apparent homicide/suicide."

The sheriff's office said no further details would be released at this time.

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