Jeffery William Whitewolf was 16 when he was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head in a room at the Country Inn & Suites in Billings, Montana, on February 6, 2022. The Billings Police Department described the death as suspicious. Jeffery, from Hardin, was remembered as outgoing and funny by those who knew him.

Hours before Jeffery’s body was discovered, a 20-year-old man known to Jeffery was found on nearby Swords Lane with a gunshot wound to his leg. Authorities confirmed the two incidents were connected, but the exact relationship between the men and the sequence of events that led to both shootings remained unclear in the initial investigation. No suspects or arrests have been publicly identified and no charges have been filed.

Did anyone in the Billings or Hardin area have information about Jeffery, his movements that night, or about the man found on Swords Lane?