On the evening of December 28, 2024, 19-year-old Jadie Butterfly, a Native American University of Montana student training for a career in healthcare, was shot and killed at her boyfriend’s house in Browning on the Blackfeet Reservation. She was an avid athlete and the oldest of five siblings; family members describe her as their everything and future.

Her father, Chris Butterfly, learned of a shooting by phone and went to the residence with his brother, but could not reach Jadie by phone; officers then informed the family that she had died. Multiple agencies became involved in the investigation, including the FBI, Glacier County Sheriff’s Office, Blackfeet Law Enforcement Services, and the ATF, and the family expressed frustration at early communication from tribal police.

A grand jury later returned a federal indictment charging Treyson Sharp with involuntary manslaughter and possession of an unregistered firearm; court papers allege Sharp discharged a loaded firearm while it was pointed at Butterfly. The case also proceeded in Blackfeet Tribal Court. Did anyone in Browning or on the reservation see or hear anything that night that could help clarify what happened?