GREAT FALLS — The man who allegedly ran over a police officer in Cut Bank and was subsequently shot by the officer on Saturday, June 8, 2024, has passed away.
According to the Montana Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI), around 1:20 a.m. on Saturday, a police officer observed a “disorderly individual” in the street near a bar.
Upon approaching the individual, later identified as 42-year-old Harley Olson from Cut Bank, the man fled to a parked vehicle in the Pioneer Bar parking lot.
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DCI reported that when instructed to exit the vehicle, Olson ran over the officer, prompting the officer to discharge his weapon at Olson.
Olson sustained gunshot wounds and was transported to Logan Health in Kalispell with critical injuries, where he later succumbed.
The officer sustained injuries and received medical attention, with expectations of a full recovery. The officer’s identity has not been disclosed, and he has been placed on administrative leave pending the investigation.
Olson’s body has been transferred to the Montana State Lab in Missoula for autopsy, and the Glacier County Sheriff’s Office has enlisted the assistance of a civilian coroner from the Flathead County Coroner’s Office to aid in investigating Olson’s demise.
