According to the Montana Department of Justice, a deputy was responding to a report about a suspicious man walking along U.S. Highway 191 near mile marker 122. When the man was confronted, he attacked and stabbed the deputy multiple times. The deputy shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Ambrose Mecklenburg
Agency Responsible: Phillips County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Race: White
Date of Death: July 27, 2016
County: Phillips
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 1746
Geography: Rural