Road rage incident leads to guns being drawn at East Helena Town gas station

EAST HELENA – Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton said two men pulled out guns during a road rage incident in East Helena Tuesday night.

Dutton told MTN the incident occurred at the Town Pump Food Store on Lane Avenue around 8:15 p.m. Officers from the sheriff’s office and Helena Police Department were on the scene.

According to Sheriff Dutton, the incident between Helena and East Helena began when one driver allegedly cut off the other. Both drivers drove to the Town Pump, where an argument ensued during which both drivers allegedly pulled out guns.

Dutton says the two men began yelling at each other before one of them fled into the store and asked for police to be called. Neither man fired his weapon and no one was injured.

“We don’t have to live in the Wild West. This could have been solved much more easily. There were children and all kinds of people playing there. The risk of innocent victims was huge and insurmountable,” Dutton said.

There were 13 units on site at Town Pump and the store had to be closed for about 40 minutes.

No arrests were made as both parties claimed self-defense.