Billings Police constantly use "under investigation" as a cover all excuse not to turn over information to the public. My name is John Gillette and on March 21,2023 I was shot multiple times at 1325 Ave. F. by Austin Jensen. Although I was unarmed and not committing any crimes, and posing absolutely no threat, I was shot 5 times including twice in the back. Police know who shot me and made no arrests. I wasn't expected to live and while I was in a coma the police created a narrative which would justify a shooting. They withheld my location and condition to my wife and family for several days. Police lied to the hospital in stating they had contacted my wife and demanded the hospital not to contact any of my emergency contacts. Police initially offered my wife the coroner's phone number instead of telling her I was critical in the hospital. Police illegally confiscated my car keys and house keys and lied to my family saying they never recovered them, along with my cell phone. Detectives threatened my wife and tried forcing and coercing her into collaborating with their narrative. After the month I spent in a coma, and several months learning to walk and talk again I learned no arrests were made so I tried pressing charges and police literally laughed at me and hung up on me. As time continued to pass police constantly changed their narrative of the incident and tried criminalizing me, discrediting my name and reputation to the point I've been listed as a suspect in the shooting that almost ended my life. My family had to relocate and move out of state because we kept running into the people involved in my assault and since no explanation has ever been given to why I was shot, there's no way to know if we're still at risk of further abuse. Now police have prolonged the investigation and withheld all information from my family and from my lawyer under the excuse the incident is still under investigation. The truth is everybody knows who shot me, but fumbled the investigation at every step that instead of admitting their faults and doing their job, they continue trying to sweep it under the rug. Since my assault we've witnessed several violent crimes take place and the news constantly states no arrests were made and the investigation is ongoing. Because of these reasons, and countless more, the crime rate continues to rise, the cost of living and inflation is out of control, and what once was a beautiful community we took pride in calling home is now a safe haven for criminals.