US EditionMontana Mass Shooting Suspect Michael Brown Taken into Custody: Reports
- Michael Paul Brown was taken into custody on Friday after a weeklong manhunt for fatally shooting four people at the Owl Bar in Anaconda on August 1.
- The shooting occurred when Brown, a 45-year-old with known mental health struggles, opened fire in a bar next door to his home, but the motive remains unknown.
- Law enforcement, involving over 250 officers from nearly 40 agencies, searched extensively, including more than 16 square miles of national forest closed through August 16 for the operation.
- Bill Everett commended the extensive efforts made by law enforcement personnel throughout Montana, while Clare Boyle characterized Brown as a troubled individual struggling with his mental health, sometimes confused about his identity and surroundings.
- Brown’s capture ended a stressful time for Anaconda, with officials urging caution as the community mourns the victims and reflects on the crisis’s impact.
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Montana bar shooting suspect is captured, ending weeklong search (World)
A man suspected in a shooting at a Montana bar that left four people dead was captured Friday just a few miles from where the shooting happened after hundreds of law enforcement officers spent the past week scouring nearby mountainsides, authorities said. Michael Paul Brown, 45, was taken into custo...
Montana bar shooting suspect is captured, ending weeklong search
A man suspected in a shooting at a Montana bar that left four people dead was captured Friday just a few miles from where the shooting happened after hundreds of law enforcement officers spent the past week scouring nearby mountainsides, authorities said.Michael Paul Brown, 45, was taken into custody around 2 p.m. near the area where authorities had focused their search in the days following the Aug. 1 shooting at The Owl Bar in Anaconda, about …
Army Veteran Suspected of Killing 4 People at a Montana Bar Is in Custody, Authorities Say
Michael Paul Brown, who lived next door to The Owl Bar in Anaconda, served in the Army as an armor crewman from 2001 to 2005 and deployed to Iraq from early 2004 until March 2005. He also was in the Montana National Guard from 2006 to 2009.
Weeklong manhunt ends with arrest in Montana bar killings
A weeklong manhunt in Montana ended Friday, Aug.8, with the arrest of Michael Paul Brown, 45, following a deadly shooting. According to the Montana Department of Justice, Brown was taken into custody in Anaconda, where law enforcement had focused their search. Anaconda is a town of fewer than 10,000 people in western Montana. Deadly bar shooting leaves four dead Brown was considered armed and dangerous after authorities said he shot and killed f…
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