GREAT FALLS — The two men who were found dead in Lewis & Clark County have been identified as 61-year old Scott Marvin Steinbach and 64-year old Ty William Steinbach.
Lewis & Clark County Sheriff/Coroner Leo Dutton says the two men were brothers.
At 6:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2025, dispatchers received a call reporting two deceased men at a residence north of Highway 200 near L&C Road.
Deputies responding to the scene discovered an internal house fire and at least one deceased person at the home.
"Information was that a person was shot and that there was possibly another one shot," Sheriff Leo Dutton said.
Upon further investigation, deputies located a second victim.
"We did find a deceased person there and began searching around the area and found another individual that has been shot," Dutton said.
The Sheriff's Office has confirmed that Ty died of gunshot wounds and the manner of death was homicide, and says that Scott is a suspect in Ty's death.
"Probably a family feud turned deadly," Dutton told MTN News on Saturday.
Leo Dutton said on Monday that Scott died by suicide after killing his brother Ty.
The autopsy report for Scott from the State Crime Lab in Missoula indicated he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
"After Scott shot his brother Ty, he went and found some gasoline and poured it on his body in the house, then lit the fire," said Dutton.
The parents of the brothers were in the home when the fire was lit. The mother tried to extinguish the fire and sustained burns to her body.
"A hired hand pulled Ty's body out of the fire so it was not burned beyond recognition, but did receive some burn marks," noted Dutton.
Dutton says Scott died by suicide shortly after.
Both parents made it out of the house, and the mother was taken to a medical facility for treatment.
We will update you as we get more information.
