A man is in custody after Belgrade police said he shot at officers from inside an apartment building and set the building on fire after a roughly six-hour standoff across the street from Belgrade High School.
David Scott Jackson is being held at the Gallatin County jail in connection to the shooting, Belgrade Police Chief EJ Clark confirmed. Jackson is being held on counts of arson, criminal endangerment and two counts of attempted deliberate homicide, all felonies, according to the jail roster. On Monday around 10:30 p.m., Belgrade officers responded to a disturbance on the 200 block of North Hoffman Street.
Witnesses reported hearing a neighbor yelling, screaming and breaking glass, according to the Gallatin County Sheriff’s call logs. The caller then heard the neighbor throw things out the window of the apartment.
The suspect shot at officers from the second story of the apartment building shortly after the officers arrived, according to the news release. He then barricaded himself inside the apartment and a standoff ensued.
No officers were injured.