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Homicide suspects found dead near West Yellowstone identified

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Posted at 8:32 AM, Apr 20, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-20 10:32:36-04

BOZEMAN — The Gallatin County Sheriff's Office has identified the two Billings homicide 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 are being released at this time.