Man with rifle near Broadwater Elementary isn’t breaking law, Billings Police say

SD2 Superintendent Edwin Garcia is photographed near the tarp placed on the south facing fence at Broadwater School on the first day of school on Tuesday.

AMY LYNN NELSON, Billings Gazette

For several months now, parents of children attending Broadwater Elementary School in Billings have been registering their alarm about a man across the street carrying a gun.

The man is seen frequently pacing his front lawn holding a rifle.

Billings police said they have received multiple calls a day about the armed man, but there isn’t much they can do about it.

The man isn’t breaking the law.

A tarp hangs on the playground fence at Broadwater School on the first day of school on Tuesday.

AMY LYNN NELSON, Billings Gazette

On Tuesday, as students arrived for the first day of the new school year, they found their playground fence draped with a tarp meant to obscure their view of the armed man. And, school officials have moved outdoor activities to

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