Colt Eugene Allery was 29 when he was killed on January 18, 2017, during a deadly confrontation following a vehicle pursuit near Belcourt, North Dakota. Deputies from the Rolette County Sheriff’s Office had been chasing a stolen pickup for about 15 miles when the truck was remotely disabled and slowed on a gravel road. As officers approached, the lone male occupant opened fire. In the exchange of gunfire both Deputy Allery and the suspect were struck and neither survived; three other officers were uninjured.

Allery had been with the Rolette County Sheriff’s Office for three months and had five years in law enforcement, including prior service with the Rolla Police Department and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Police Department. The North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation was assigned to investigate the incident.

If anyone witnessed the pursuit or the scene that night, or has information about the events leading up to the encounter, please share what is known.