A northeastern Montana sheriff's deputy shot a jail inmate who had taken a hostage at the hospital in Glasgow, Valley County Sheriff Tom Boyer said.
The incident happened just after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Francis Mahon Deaconess Hospital.
The inmate was flown to a hospital in Billings for treatment. Officials have not released the inmate's name, said why the inmate was at the hospital or how extensive their injuries are.
A jail inmate was shot after a hostage situation at a Montana hospital Wednesday afternoon. (Fox News)
The Montana Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating the shooting, Boyer said in a statement.
The sheriff’s office did not say who was taken hostage or how. A hospital employee and a detention officer were also involved in the incident, Boyer said. No one else was injured.