A judge in Lander is ordering authorities not to identify a homicide victim or the man accused of killing him. Circuit Judge Robert B. Denhardt entered an order forbidding officials from releasing information about a fatal shooting Tuesday in Lander. Denhardt is apparently relying on a Wyoming law that specifies public employees may not release the identity of a person accused of sex crimes unless charges are filed in district court. The Wyoming Press Association, including The Associated Press, is challenging the constitutionality of that law in another case. Lander Police Chief Jim Carey says the victim was shot in the head and that the accused man is in custody at the Fremont County Detention Center. He says Denhardt's order prevents him from identifying either man.
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