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Ptah

(33,516 posts)
Sun Nov 10, 2019, 02:46 PM Nov 2019

Ironic headlines, Montana edition

1 person injured, 1 arrested after a shooting at a Billings bar

It happened at Shooters Bar and Casino, located at 1600 Avenue D.

According to Sgt. Gunther of the BPD, a 24-year-old victim was taken to a hospital; the nature and severity of the person's injuries has not been disclosed.

The Billings Police Department said that a 22-year-old woman was arrested later in connection with the shooting; her name has not yet been released.


https://www.krtv.com/news/crime-and-courts/1-person-injured-1-arrested-after-reported-shooting-at-billings-bar
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Ironic headlines, Montana edition (Original Post) Ptah Nov 2019 OP
Better to shoot dice than people. n/t Harker Nov 2019 #1
Best Honkin Tonk in Billings. Wellstone ruled Nov 2019 #2
My best friend used to play saloon piano in Fort Collins CO in the 70s Grasswire2 Nov 2019 #3
That's in the big city... 2naSalit Nov 2019 #4
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
2. Best Honkin Tonk in Billings.
Sun Nov 10, 2019, 03:23 PM
Nov 2019

Used to be a sign on the front door telling patrons to check their gun at the bar.

Grasswire2

(13,720 posts)
3. My best friend used to play saloon piano in Fort Collins CO in the 70s
Sun Nov 10, 2019, 03:50 PM
Nov 2019

He told the story fondly of the time cowboys rode sheep into the joint.

2naSalit

(93,085 posts)
4. That's in the big city...
Sun Nov 10, 2019, 07:37 PM
Nov 2019

out in the rural parts, which is 98% of the state, I'll bet there's a tale about how so and so rode his horse into the bar/saloon and shot it up too for every third watering hole in the state.

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