The Lovell Police Department shared the following information about a shooting that took place early Sunday;
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In the early morning hours, of December 20, 2020 (shortly past midnight on December 19, 2020) the Lovell Police Department received a 911 call in reference to a gunshot victim that sustained multiple gunshot wounds from an individual assailant.
The incident occurred at the 400 block of Nevada Ave. Multiple shots were fired with several of them striking the victim at close range. The suspect fled the area prior to Police arrival. Lovell Police responded immediately and were on scene within minutes, North Big Horn Hospital ambulance and medial personnel arrived within minutes and provided life saving medical care, the victim was treated at NBHH and flown to a medical facility in Billings, Montana for additional emergency treatment.
The information provided to this agency, at the time of this release, advised that the victim is in critical but stable condition. Immediate interagency operations were executed and through exceptional communication and coordination the suspect was located and captured in Park County, the suspect is now in custody.
The suspect and victim were known to each other, there is no threat to the citizens of Lovell or the surrounding communities. The suspect faces multiple felony charges and may face additional criminal charges as the investigation continues. Several agencies provided exceptional support to the Lovell Police Department to ensure this assailant was captured: The Park County Sheriff’ Office, the Cody Police Department, the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office, and the Wyoming Highway Patrol.
The exceptional teamwork and coordination led to the suspect’s arrest within hours of the incident.This investigation is ongoing therefore the public release of information will be closely controlled to ensure that the prosecution is not compromised.We ask that you keep the victim and his family in your thoughts and prayers.
Dan Laffin, Chief of Police Lovell Police Department