The vehicle Moore was pursuing was spotted by Butte-Silver Bow County sheriff’s deputies near Anaconda around 3:30 a.m., starting a chase that led all the way to the Rock Creek area near mile marker 129 on Interstate 90. Butte-Silver Bow County Sheriff Ed Lester said both men in the SUV fired at officers during the chase.

Marshall Barrus was shot in the head after he got out of the passenger seat of the SUV and began firing at officers, according to multiple agencies. He was taken to the hospital, where he died Wednesday.

According to a court affidavit, Lloyd Barrus also left the SUV when it stopped at the end of the chase, and fired a 9 mm handgun at officers. He allegedly said in interviews after his arrest that he was attempting to force a “suicide by cop.”

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Lloyd Barrus’ posts on his Facebook page includes images and links to stories on conspiracy theory websites including Infowars — the website run by Alex Jones, who has claimed the government conducted the Oklahoma City bombing and that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was staged.

Last fall, Barrus made a post that read “The FBI & ATF killed more children at Waco then were killed at Sandy Hook. Where was the outrage then?”