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1 killed, 1 in custody after deadly shooting in Coram

Posted at 12:47 PM, Feb 14, 2019
and last updated 2019-02-14 14:47:07-05
Martin Chandler
Martin Chandler (photo credit: Flathead County Sheriff’s Office)

KALISPELL – A man is facing murder charges after an early Thursday deadly shooting in Coram.

Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino says that deputies responded to an address in Coram at approximately 1:30 a.m. for a report of shots fired.

Deputies and a Columbia Falls Police officer responded and found William Melton, 54,  who died at the scene due to gunshot wounds.

Sheriff Heino says the suspect was identified as Martin Chandler, 19, who was taken into custody He’s being held without bail in the Flathead County Detention Center on a charge of deliberate homicide.

Detectives are still investigating Melton’s death.