BILLINGS — A bullet from a separate shooting struck a 34-year-old man at 12:44 a.m. Sunday in a parking lot in the 1600 block of Avenue D in Billings, according to a tweet from the Billings Police Department.
The victim arrived at a local hospital via a private vehicle with non-life threatening injuries, according to the tweet.
Police believe the victim was not involved in the original disturbance, where a man began shooting a firearm at another group of people.
The suspects fled before police arrived on scene and have not yet been identified, according to the tweet.
The 1600 block of Avenue D is north of the West Park Promenade and borders the parking lots of the Avenue C Apartments, Shooters Sports Bar Grill and Casino and Yellowstone Fitness.
Incident involved gun fire. A disturbance broke out in which a male began firing at another group of subjects. The victim was not believed to be involved and had been in the parking lot area when one of the rounds struck him. A suspect has not been identified at this time. https://t.co/kzro0afZYK
— BillingsPD (@BillingsPD) January 17, 2021
