Montana manhunt, day 5: What we know about the gunman, victims and search efforts
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Photo released Saturday by the state shows Michael Brown fleeing the scene in Anaconda on Friday.
Montana Department of Criminal Investigation
Flowers were placed in front of The Owl Bar in Anaconda after a shooting on Aug. 1 that killed four.
Christine Compton, Helena Independent Record
A sign on the front door of the Ranch Bar west of Anaconda says "Closed Active Shooter on the Loose." As of Saturday morning, the shooter was still at large.
Duncan Adams, Montana Standard
Mt. Haggin is visible in the distance in this August 2025 photo
Duncan Adams, Montana Standard
Crime scene tape surrounds the Owl Bar in Anaconda on Aug. 2, the day after the shooting that killed three customers and a bartender.
File photo
Members of a SWAT team prepare to deploy Sunday evening from the intersection of Stumptown Road and Evergreen Street as the search continued in the Stumptown Road area for the suspect in the Owl Bar shooting Friday in Anaconda.
Duncan Adams, The Montana Standard
Law enforcement vehicles are seen around noon Monday off Stumptown Road, across Warm Springs Creek and in the vicinity of a home off Montana Highway 1.
Duncan Adams, Montana Standard
Michael Paul Brown, the suspect accused of shooting and killing four people in Anaconda on Aug. 1, is shown in a mugshot taken following his arrest Aug. 8 west of Anaconda.
Note: This story was last updated at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday. Check back for developments.
Law enforcement vehicles pile up near Stumptown Road. Authorities believe Michael Brown, a suspected shooter, is in or around the Garrity Mountain and Stumptown Road area.
Duncan Adams, Montana Standard
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Photo released by the state shows Michael Brown preparing to flee the scene in Anaconda on Aug. 1 after allegedly shooting four people in the Owl Bar. Brown was seen on security camera footage leaving the bar.
A portable road sign off Montana Highway 1 west of Anaconda typically warns westbound motorists of potential collisions with big horn sheep. It now carries a more ominous message because, as of Tuesday morning, the search continues for a man believed to have shot and killed four people Friday in an Anaconda bar.
The search for suspect Michael Brown has focused on an area near Garrity Mountain and in the foothills of the Anaconda Range off Stumptown Road west of Anaconda.
Ted Williams, a manager at the Anaconda McDonald's, lives off Stumptown Road. He said Monday that he hasn't been able to check on his dogs for two days because his home is in the center of the search area for the suspect in the Owl Bar shooting.
Members of a SWAT team deployed Aug. 3 as the search continued for Michael Brown, the suspect in the multiple slayings Aug. 1 at the Owl Bar in Anaconda.
Duncan Adams, The Montana Standard
A bouquet of flowers lays on the sidewalk in front of the Owl Bar in Anaconda, Montana on August 2. On Friday, a man fatally shot four people at the bar. He was still at large on Saturday.
Helena Independent Record
A police officer checks the identification of a motorist Saturday who wanted to travel on Stumptown Road west of Anaconda. Police had closed Stumptown Road at Evergreen Street as the search for the Owl Bar shooter continued.
Duncan Adams, The Montana Standard
Police officers confer Saturday at Stumptown Road below the Church of Christ, near where law enforcement gathered as the search continued for the Owl Bar shooter.
A sign on the front door of the Ranch Bar west of Anaconda says "Closed Active Shooter on the Loose." As of Saturday morning, the shooter was still at large.
Photo released by the state shows Michael Brown preparing to flee the scene in Anaconda on Aug. 1 after allegedly shooting four people in the Owl Bar. Brown was seen on security camera footage leaving the bar.
A bouquet of flowers lays on the sidewalk in front of the Owl Bar in Anaconda, Montana on August 2. On Friday, a man fatally shot four people at the bar. He was still at large on Saturday.
A police officer checks the identification of a motorist Saturday who wanted to travel on Stumptown Road west of Anaconda. Police had closed Stumptown Road at Evergreen Street as the search for the Owl Bar shooter continued.
Police officers confer Saturday at Stumptown Road below the Church of Christ, near where law enforcement gathered as the search continued for the Owl Bar shooter.
Members of a SWAT team deployed Aug. 3 as the search continued for Michael Brown, the suspect in the multiple slayings Aug. 1 at the Owl Bar in Anaconda.
Members of a SWAT team prepare to deploy Sunday evening from the intersection of Stumptown Road and Evergreen Street as the search continued in the Stumptown Road area for the suspect in the Owl Bar shooting Friday in Anaconda.
The search for suspect Michael Brown has focused on an area near Garrity Mountain and in the foothills of the Anaconda Range off Stumptown Road west of Anaconda.
Law enforcement vehicles are seen around noon Monday off Stumptown Road, across Warm Springs Creek and in the vicinity of a home off Montana Highway 1.
Ted Williams, a manager at the Anaconda McDonald's, lives off Stumptown Road. He said Monday that he hasn't been able to check on his dogs for two days because his home is in the center of the search area for the suspect in the Owl Bar shooting.
A portable road sign off Montana Highway 1 west of Anaconda typically warns westbound motorists of potential collisions with big horn sheep. It now carries a more ominous message because, as of Tuesday morning, the search continues for a man believed to have shot and killed four people Friday in an Anaconda bar.
Law enforcement vehicles pile up near Stumptown Road. Authorities believe Michael Brown, a suspected shooter, is in or around the Garrity Mountain and Stumptown Road area.
Michael Paul Brown, the suspect accused of shooting and killing four people in Anaconda on Aug. 1, is shown in a mugshot taken following his arrest Aug. 8 west of Anaconda.
