Man shot and killed at apartment complex near Helena
Helena Police believe this may be a self-defense situation.
Helena Police believe this may be a self-defense situation.
Helena Police believe this may be a self-defense situation.
A man was shot and killed at an apartment building near Helena Sunday.
Helena Police Chief Pete Folmar says it happened at the Fox Valley Apartments on 1st Avenue West in Maylene about 5:45 p.m.
Chief Folmar says although the apartment complex is not in the city limits of Helena, the city provides police and emergency services to those apartments.
Once officers arrived to find 39-year-old Jim William Boykin suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Police say Boykin died at the scene.
Authorities say it appears Boykin was behaving erratically and accosted a female neighbor before being shot. The neighbor claims she shot him in self-defense.
The neighbor had recently filed a report saying Boykin had threatened them with physical harm, according to a news release from Helena police.
The case remains under investigation.