Autopsy finds man died of blood loss

The Gazette Staff

An autopsy performed Tuesday showed that a Lockwood man who was shot on the Crow Indian Reservation died from loss of blood, Big Horn County Coroner Terry Bullis said.

Austin J. Jawort, 25, was pronounced dead Sunday afternoon at the Big Horn County Memorial Hospital in Hardin.

Federal agents continued Tuesday to investigate whether the shooting was an accident or intentional, said FBI Special Agent in Charge Ernie Weyand.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is also involved in the investigation. Weyand would release no further details.

He declined to comment on the results of the autopsy or whether any arrests have been made.

Family members told The Gazette on Monday that Jawort was visiting his girlfriend in Busby over the weekend when he became stranded without a ride in Hardin.

They said Jawort was brought to the hospital by one of two men who were riding with him in a pickup truck at the time of the shooting. The other man apparently fled after the shooting but was found later.