75-year-old Challis woman dies after shot in head

A well known and respected member of the Challis community was shot in the head over the weekend.

On Saturday afternoon, 53-year-old Mark Charles Wilson called the Custer County 9-1-1 dispatch saying he had just shot 75-year-old Patricia (Pat) Ann Brown in the head.

Custer County Sheriff’s deputies responded, and Wilson surrendered to them without further incident.

Brown died at the Challis Area Health Center that evening.

Wilson is currently being held out of county with a bond set at $1 million dollars.