On December 26, 2014, 31-year-old Michael Leonard Roloff was shot and killed outside a Glendora Avenue residence in Libby, Montana. His mother-in-law, Lois Kay Olbekson, called the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and told deputies she had shot him after he threatened her. Deputies found Roloff unresponsive in the driveway; he was later pronounced dead at Cabinet Peaks Medical Center from a single .22-caliber gunshot wound to the chest.

The shooting followed a family visit for Christmas. Witnesses described Roloff as highly intoxicated and belligerent that night; a toxicology report showed a blood alcohol level of .191. Investigators reported a history of domestic abuse between Roloff and his wife, Megan Cody, including prior restraining orders and an incident in 2014 when Roloff allegedly choked Cody and pushed her through a television in front of their two sons. Crime-scene and autopsy analysis indicated Roloff was shot at close range and appeared to be lunging toward Olbekson when she fired.

After review by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and the Montana Attorney General’s Prosecution Services Bureau, County Attorney Bernard Cassidy announced no charges would be filed, concluding the evidence supported Olbekson’s claim of self-defense. Does anyone have information about the family or that night that could shed more light on what happened?