GREAT FALLS A man is facing a charge of deliberate homicide in Toole County after a man died after being hit by a vehicle on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

Toole County Sheriff Tyler Padilla said in a news release that at about 12:45 a.m., deputies responded to a reported disturbance near Treasure Avenue in Shelby.

They found a man who had been hit by a vehicle, and they began administering first aid.

The man was then taken to a hospital where he was declared dead.

Sheriff Padilla identified the victim as 28-year old Taylor Austin Combs.

The investigation is being conducted by the Sheriffs Office, the Montana Highway Patrol, and the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation.

Sheriff Padilla noted: Our sincerest condolences go out to the Combs family and those involved in this tragic inc

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