Jeremiah George Henry Garrett, a 41-year-old Black/African American man, was shot and killed in Great Falls, Montana on January 5, 2022. Police were called to a disturbance at about 8 a.m. at the intersection of 2nd Avenue South and 9th Street and found Jeremiah outside a residence with a fatal gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy confirmed the cause of death as a gunshot wound and the manner of death was ruled a homicide.

Authorities closed the downtown street for several hours while investigators processed the scene. On January 21, 2022, the Cascade County Sheriff identified the victim as Jeremiah George Henry Garrett III. The Great Falls Police Department said a person of interest was in custody on unrelated charges, but did not release that person’s identity. The circumstances and motive behind the shooting have not been made public.

If anyone witnessed the disturbance that morning or has information about what led to this homicide, please come forward.