Barking Dog Announces Murder/Suicide

"PLENTYWOOD, MT - The deaths of two people from Plentywood Tuesday night have been ruled a murder/suicide.

"Sheridan County Sheriff Pat Ulrickson says Monica Olson, 44, died of a single gunshot wound, while Michael Lodahl, 52, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

"The 911 call came from Lodahl's neighbor who heard his dog barking outside. Out of concern for the dog, she went over to the house. When she looked through a window whe saw the bodies on the floor. That's when she called authorities.

"A Sheridan County sheriff's deputy responded around 11:20 p.m. and confirmed the deaths."

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