Phillips County deputy shoots, kills man who attacked him

MALTA — A Phillips County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a suspicious man Wednesday morning.

The Montana Department of Justice said the man had repeatedly stabbed Deputy Alan Guderjahn before the deputy fired back at him.

The deputy was responding of a call of a suspicious man near Mile Marker 122 on U.S.Highway 191 southwest of Malta.

The deputy is in Great Falls undergoing treatment.

Phillips County Sheriff Scott Moran has asked the Montana Department of Justice Division of Criminal Justice to investigate.

More details will be released alter in the day, Justice Department spokesman John Ba...