Ricky Lee Gardipee was a habitual criminal, recently released from prison. While police have offered no motive for the killings, court documents suggest he was trying to rob the casino. (Image: Cascade County Detention Center)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAuthorities have not yet established a motive for the triple homicide at the Emerald City Casino in Great Falls, in which an additional person was hospitalized.<\/p>\n
The victims have been named as 53-year-old Cheryl Ann Larsen, 60-year-old Wendy Joanne Carlson, and 61-year-old Steve Mitchell Hale, all from the Great Falls area.<\/p>\n
According to The Great Falls Tribune<\/em>, Gardipee had a long criminal history and was being sought by police at the time he carried out the attack. His criminal record includes robbery, forgery, theft, burglary, drug possession, and assaulting a police officer.<\/p>\nGardipee had recently been released from prison and was facing accusations of parole violation and misdemeanor assault. He had also recently evaded police in several high-speed pursuits, according to an arrest warrant seen by The Great Falls Tribune.<\/em><\/p>\n