A statewide manhunt continues in Montana on Friday after four people were killed in a shooting at a bar in Anaconda in western Montana, according to the Granite County Sheriff’s Office.
The shooting suspect, Michael Paul Brown, 45, is at large and believed to be armed and dangerous.
“Anytime you got an active shooter still on the loose, it’s going to be dangerous,” officer Rico Barkell told ABC News’ western Montana affiliate.
An undated photo of Michael Paul Brown.
Anaconda – Deer Lodge County Law Enforcement Center
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte said on social media that he was “closely monitoring the situation involving an active shooter in Anaconda.”
According to the sheriff of nearby Butte-Silver Bow County, the shooting occurred at The Owl Bar in Anaconda, a city of about 9,000 people in southern Montana.
It’s not yet clear what led up to the shooting.
Brown was last seen driving a 2007 white Ford F-150 pickup with Montana plates, the sheriff said.
The suspect’s house in Anaconda was cleared by SWAT, according to Barkell, who added that Brown may now be in a nearby town of Stumptown on foot.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
