CHEYENNE — Four months after the death of local pilot and Airtime Aerial owner Kevin Hefley, authorities determined the man who shot him acted in self-defense and will not face criminal charges.

The 52-year-old was shot in self-defense June 24, in the 1200 block of County Road 157, by Patrick Gross after Gross was attacked repeatedly by Hefley, according to a news release emailed to the Wyoming Tribune Eagle on Wednesday.

Hefley was a local businessman and crop-dust pilot. His company, Airtime Aerial, is a Wyoming-based aerial application company that serves seven states, according to its Instagram account. It was registered in Pine Bluffs in 2016. He was married to professional barrel racer Christine Hefley.

The altercation

Earlier on the day of the altercation, Christine Hefley moved

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