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Richard Allen Bowers

Case from Big Timber, MT dated Dec 31, 2019

Victim Details

Richard Allen Bowers

Male

White / Caucasian

Big Timber

MT

2019-12-31

44

Richard

Allen Bowers

07/10/2026

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On the last day of 2019, the life of Richard Allen Bowers, a 44-year-old Caucasian male, was cut short in a violent encounter in Big Timber, Montana. The events of that New Year's Eve unfolded into a tragedy that would leave a family grieving and a community in search of answers.

Richard Allen Bowers was at a residence in Big Timber when an altercation occurred. During the dispute, a firearm was discharged, and Bowers sustained a fatal gunshot wound. Law enforcement was summoned to the sc ...
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  • The Billings Gazette: Victim, suspect ID'd in fatal Big Timber shooting
  • Big Timber shooting victim and suspect identified - KRTV
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