{"id":120836,"date":"2019-11-27T10:45:02","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T18:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=120836"},"modified":"2019-11-27T12:15:01","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T20:15:01","slug":"casino-shootings-continue-in-billings-montana-as-police-search-for-clues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-shootings-continue-in-billings-montana-as-police-search-for-clues\/","title":{"rendered":"Casino Shootings Continue in Billings Montana as Police Search for Clues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Billings, Montana police pursued their investigation this week into two recent shootings — one of which took place at a local casino — to see if they are connected.<\/p>\n

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Gas N Go and Diamond Jubilee casino were the site of shootings in Billings, Montana. (Image: Billings Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In one of them, a man fired three rounds near the bar at the Diamond Jubilee early Sunday night. No one was injured, despite the casino being crowded, according to the Billings Gazette.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The casino is relatively small and apparently does not have a large staff. One employee was working in a back office when an unidentified robber entered the venue. The would-be thief later fled the casino, and was unsuccessful at getting any cash.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In the second shooting later that Sunday night, an unidentified man tried to rob Gas N Go, according to a Billings police department tweet. It is located about six miles away from the casino.<\/p>\n

The bandit fired one round of shots at a woman employee. The 26-year-old clerk was wounded, but her injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, KULR reported. She was transported in an ambulance to a local hospital for treatment, the Gazette<\/em> said.<\/p>\n

Suspects in both incidents were still at large as of Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Crime Spree in Billings Leads to Multiple Shootings<\/h2>\n

There have been numerous other shootings this month in Billings. At least four victims were injured in city shootings over the past 10 days, the Gazette<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n

On Nov. 10, a 24-year-old woman was injured after she was shot at Shooters Bar and Casino in Billings. A 22-year-old woman was arrested in connection with the shooting, KPAX reported.<\/p>\n

Also, in April 2018, Billings was the scene of a police officer fatally shooting a man in Lucky Lil\u2019s casino<\/a> in a 30-second stand-off.\u00a0The officer, Sgt. Bret Becker, was found to be justified in his use of deadly force, despite the fact the suspect was armed only with a CO2 gun.<\/p>\n

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That April night, Shawn Michael Hubbard told his ex-girlfriend he was going to rob a casino and the police would have to shoot him. Police warned Hubbard repeatedly to put his hands up and to drop his gun.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

His final words to Becker were, \u201cI\u2019ll shoot. I have hostages.\u201d Becker fired his patrol rifle eight times, hitting Hubbard twice in the chest.<\/p>\n

According to the coroner\u2019s report, Hubbard had meth in his system at the time of his death, as well as a huge amount of methadone — almost twice the amount that would likely prove lethal for a first-time user.<\/p>\n

Nevada Casino Shootings<\/h2>\n

Elsewhere, in Nevada, a man allegedly attempted in August to hold up the Golden Nugget and later the Aquarius casinos in Laughlin, Nevada<\/a>. Following a stand-off, he was shot dead by police after he pointed a gun at them outside the Aquarius, according to police accounts.<\/p>\n

In January, security guards at the Green Valley Ranch Casino<\/a> in Henderson, Nevada shot dead an armed man in the casino lobby. According to police reports, frightened players alerted security after seeing the man walking through the casino with a handgun.<\/p>\n

Casinos have been forced to beef up security in the wake of the Las Vegas shootings of October 1, 2017, when Stephen Paddock opened fire on a country music festival from his room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, killing 58 people and injuring hundreds more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Billings, Montana police pursued their investigation this week into two recent shootings — one of which took place at a local casino — to see if they are connected. In one of them, a man fired three rounds near the bar at the Diamond Jubilee early Sunday night. 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