Gallatin County Sheriff's deputies have responded, but no more details have immediately been released.
Highway Patrol has closed several roads between Three Forks, Highway 12 and U.S. Highway 287.
The suspect, Errol Brent Bouldin, 56, is driving a green 1999 Ford F-250 with expired plate 6C72082. The pickup has a dog kennel in the back. Bouldin is 6 feet 1 inch tall and is wearing a ball cap, a tan Carhartt jacket, and blue jeans. Bouldin allegedly shot the trooper during a traffic stop and took the trooper's duty pistol and at least one magazine, according to dispatch reports.
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