Deputy Sheriff Ryan Terpsma was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance call at 119 Lone Pine Trail in Eureka.
Around 8:23 p.m., Deputy Terpsma and a Eureka police officer arrived at the home and were fired upon by a man inside the home. After wounding the officer and killing Deputy Terpsma, the suspect fled with a juvenile, leading law enforcement on a chase. During the pursuit, the suspect fired at officers, disabling two patrol vehicles, before being apprehended at a roadblock on U.S. 93.
Investigators discovered a woman who had been shot and killed at the home of the disturbance. The suspect is in custody and is facing two counts of deliberate homicide and one count of attempted deliberate homicide.
Deputy Terpsma was killed on his 28th birthday.
Deputy Terpsma had served with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office for five months and previously served as a detention officer with the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office for over a year.
Source: ODMP
https://www.odmp.org/officer/27926-deputy-sheriff-ryan-terpsma