Gallatin County Attorney’s Office Holding Coroner’s Inquest on Oct. 30

For immediate release: Oct. 23, 2023

Media contact:
Audrey Cromwell, Gallatin County Attorney
406-582-3758
audrey.cromwell@gallatin.mt.gov

Gallatin County Attorney’s Office Holding Coroner’s Inquest on Oct. 30

The Gallatin County Attorney’s Office is holding a coroner’s inquest into an officer-involved shooting in Bozeman in April.

The inquest will review the circumstances surrounding the death of 39-year-old Michael Rogel, who died in an officer-involved shooting with the Bozeman Police Department on Greenmore Court in Bozeman on April 3, 2023.

The inquest will be held on Monday, Oct. 30 starting at 9 AM in courtroom 201 at the Law and Justice Center, located at 615 S. 16th Ave. in Bozeman. It is anticipated the hearing will take the full day.

A coroner’s inquest is a formal inquiry into the causes and circumstances surrounding the death of a person caused by a peace officer. After hearing all the evidence, jurors will then render a verdict, which must be a majority vote, that will determine:

who the deceased person is
when, where and how the deceased died
if the deceased died by criminal means
if it was criminal means then who committed the act, if known

Park County Coroner Al Jenkins will preside over the inquest. Nine random jurors will be selected to listen to testimony and see evidence presented by the Gallatin County Attorney’s Office.

Witnesses will include involved officers, other eyewitnesses, a pathologist, and investigator from the Montana Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation.

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