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February 3, 2005
Spring Creek
Lodge Employee Shoots Man Seven Times, Kills Self
by John Stromnes
A Thompson Falls
man shot another man multiple times with a handgun early Wednesday
morning, then shot and killed himself at a Plains residence, law
officers in Sanders County said.
The shooter,
after seven rounds, turned the gun on himself and committed suicide,
according to Plains Police Chief Shawn Emmett, who is handling the
investigation.
Remarkably, the
victim, Marvin Burrell, 28, of Plains, survived as many as seven
gunshot wounds. Burrell worked for a local concrete company, the
police chief said.
The dead man was
identified as Keith Wood, 31, of Thompson Falls, who was employed at
Spring Creek Lodge, a residential academy for troubled youth west of
Thompson Falls.
The handgun was
a .40-caliber Glock semi-automatic pistol.
Sanders County
Sheriff Gene Arnold said Burrell was taken to Clark Fork Valley
Hospital in Plains where he was treated and "stabilized." He was
then transported to St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula where he was
listed in serious condition Wednesday night.
Burrell had
multiple surgeries, but appears to be recovering, said Emmett, who
noted that Burrell suffered gunshot wounds to his chest, arms and
legs.
The shooting
occurred about 2:15 a.m. at a duplex in Plains. Four people were in
the rental unit. Neither Wood nor Burrell lived there.
Wood's body was
taken to the state Crime Lab in Missoula for an autopsy.
Investigation into motive is ongoing.
The two men were
not close friends or acquaintances, Emmett said.
Officers were
called to the scene immediately after the shooting by others at the
apartment. Further details were not immediately available.
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