Officers discuss shootings, community relations and the media

Havre Police Department officers sat down Wednesday afternoon to talk about recent police shootings, community relations and the media.

Captain Bill Wilkinson, Assistant Chief Jason Barkus and Chief Gabe Matosich have a total of 62 years at the police department between them. If experience were commensurate with height, Captain Wilkinson would have at least a decade more in experience.

Matosich spoke up first, saying the shooting of the police officers in Dallas July 7 "devastated us."

"It was an unbelievable event that you wouldn't think would ever happen," he said.

Barkus said it was a surpr...