Racki said he is unable to release the investigation reports since a coroner’s inquest into the law enforcement shooting is still pending. The investigation has been completed and at this time, no criminal charges have been filed, Cascade County Attorney Josh Racki told The Electric on April 28. Marshals on 26th Street South around 5:40 a.m. Marshals Service, the Montana Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation and the Cascade County Sheriff’s Office and officials named Ricky Lee Gardipee, 41, of Great Falls as the suspect in the homicide and he was shot by deputy U.S. The incident was investigated by the Great Falls Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigations, the U.S. GFPD, other agencies investigating triple homicide Lincoln Elementary closed today due to proximity of incident 17, 2019, Larsen, 53 Wendy Joanne Carlson, 60 and Steve Mitchell Hale, 61, were killed and identified by Cascade County Sheriff Jesse Slaughter. This week Megan LeDeau, daughter of victim Cheryl Larsen, and Timothy Edwards filed a civil suit in district court against Taco Treat of Great Falls and Trohn LLC, doing business as Emerald City Casino alleging negligence and wrongful death. 17 triple homicide and the estate of one of the victims has filed a lawsuit against the owners of the casino where the incident occurred.
