Fremont County sees 4th homicide

Riverton (WNE) — A fourth homicide in Fremont County this year has been confirmed, after Fremont County Coroner Erin Ivie released her verdict in the death of 18-year-old Brandon Bell on July 3. 

Bell died as a result of homicide caused by multiple gunshot wounds, the coroner ruled. 

Few details are available in the case. 

The Bureau of Indian Affairs has not provided information about the case. 

According to the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office call log, the sheriff’s office assisted the Wind River Police/BIA on a call at 11:33 p.m. on July 3 at a location on Little Wind River Bottom Road. 

The coroner’s office was called to the scene of a “weapon offense” that night at 10:11 p.m. on the 400 block of Little Wind River Bottom Road. 

Just before the shooting death, Ivie prepared her mid-year coroner’s office summary, a listing of statistics and death investigations her office has handled this year as of July 1. 

At that time, Fremont County had tallied three homicides and one death considered “undetermined.” Two cases were pending toxicology/ autopsy, the report adds.

Details can be hard to come by in homicide deaths, in particular, those that occur on the Wind River Reservation. Ivie’s office handles those cases, but they are investigated by federal agencies. 

This story was published on July 26, 2025.