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Man with Bakersfield address allegedly killed Montana deputy

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UPDATE (May 17, 2017 6:03 p.m.): The bail has been set at $2 million for Lloyd Barrus. The other suspect died.

Barrus was charged Wednesday with 14 counts of attempted homicide and two counts of accountability to attempt homicide.

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A man who at one point lived in Bakersfield has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing a Montana deputy. 

According to the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office, 62-year-old Lloyd Barrus, who apparently lived in Bakersfield in 2013, was arrested along with his 38-year-old son Marshall Barrus. 

According to an ABC affiliate in Montana, Lloyd Barrus shot and killed deputy Mason Moore, who was a three-year veteran of the department. 

Lloyd Barrus faces a charge of deliberate homicide. Marshall Barrus has been hospitalized with unknown injuries. 

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