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Bigfork area man arrested after shooting leaves one dead, two hospitalized

by JEREMY WEBER
For the Eagle | December 13, 2023 2:20 PM


Authorities are holding a 49-year-old Bigfork area man in the Lake County jail on pending felony deliberate homicide and attempted deliberate homicide charges after he allegedly shot three people at a Ferndale home Sunday night, killing one.

Matthew Vitek was arrested by Flathead County Sheriff’s Office deputies at a Cayuse Lane home in Ferndale after Lake County dispatch received a call about 9:08 p.m., Dec. 10 reporting a disturbance involving a man with a firearm, according to a Lake County Sheriff’s Office news release.

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