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Suspect at large after multiple people shot at business in western Montana: ATF
Source: abc news
Suspect at large after multiple people shot at business in western Montana: ATF
Montana's governor called it an active shooter situation.
By Emily Shapiro August 1, 2025, 3:10 PM
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Multiple people have been shot at a business in Anaconda in western Montana, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said.
The shooting suspect, Michael Paul Brown, is at large and believed to be armed and dangerous, the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Law Enforcement Center said.
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte said on social media that he's "closely monitoring the situation involving an active shooter in Anaconda."
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/multiple-people-shot-business-western-montana-atf/story?id=124287817
So many shootings
One article said 4 were dead.

An undated photo of Michael Paul Brown.
Anaconda - Deer Lodge County Law Enforcement Center
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Suspect at large after multiple people shot at business in western Montana: ATF (Original Post)
riversedge
Aug 1
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"..sheriff's office... said.. that the suspect was wearing a tie-dye shirt, blue jeans and an orange bandana
riversedge
Aug 1
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Gianforte, don't forget, was that POS who body slammed a reporter to the floor and broke his glasses.
raccoon
Aug 1
#5
NBC: Search is on for suspect in Montana bar shooting that killed 4 The suspect was named as Michael Paul Brown
riversedge
Aug 1
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riversedge
(77,790 posts)1. "..sheriff's office... said.. that the suspect was wearing a tie-dye shirt, blue jeans and an orange bandana
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The sheriff's office for neighboring Granite County said on social media that the suspect was wearing a tie-dye shirt, blue jeans and an orange bandana.
The sheriff's office said the suspect's house in Anaconda had been cleared by a SWAT team.
"Avoid the Anaconda area," the sheriff's office said. "Stay vigilant report any suspicious activity."
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte said he was monitoring the response to the incident.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anaconda-montana-shooting/
raccoon
(32,024 posts)5. Gianforte, don't forget, was that POS who body slammed a reporter to the floor and broke his glasses.
riversedge
(77,790 posts)2. NBC: Search is on for suspect in Montana bar shooting that killed 4 The suspect was named as Michael Paul Brown
Search is on for suspect in Montana bar shooting that killed 4
The suspect was named as Michael Paul Brown, according to the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Law Enforcement Center.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/anaconda-montana-shooting-rcna222565
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Four people were pronounced dead at the scene following the 10:30 a.m. shooting at the Owl Bar in Anaconda, a copper smelt town founded in the late 1800s, the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation said.
It's not clear how or why the attack unfolded.
"This is an active investigation, and more information will be shared when available," the agency said in a statement.
The suspect was believed to be armed and in the area west of the town. State authorities asked people to avoid the area of Stumptown Road and Anderson Ranch Loop Road while they seek out the suspect................
riversedge
(77,790 posts)3. 'The suspect was believed to be armed and in the area west of the town. ..........
Search is on for suspect in Montana bar shooting that killed 4
The suspect was named as Michael Paul Brown, according to the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Law Enforcement Center.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/anaconda-montana-shooting-rcna222565
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The suspect was believed to be armed and in the area west of the town.
Mike 03
(18,685 posts)6. Thanks for the additional information! NT