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Omaha Steve

(107,026 posts) Sat Aug 2, 2025, 12:48 PM Aug 2

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Officials scour mountainous area of Montana for ex-US soldier suspected of killing 4 in bar shooting

Source: AP

By MATTHEW BROWN, COLLEEN SLEVIN and LISA BAUMANN
Updated 10:01 AM CDT, August 2, 2025

Authorities were scouring a mountainous area of western Montana on Saturday for a military veteran who they say opened fire at a bar, killing four people.

Michael Paul Brown, 45, fled The Owl Bar in the small town of Anaconda in a white pickup truck but ditched it at some point, said Lee Johnson, administrator of the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation, which is overseeing the case. He urged residents late Friday to stay at home and on high alert.

“While law enforcement has not received reports of Brown harming any other individuals, he is believed to be armed, and he is extremely dangerous,” Johnson said.

Authorities said they would release the names of the victims once all of their families have been notified.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/montana-shooting-suspect-search-439c3b8d78cf385a4ceb11c7bf1c9820

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Officials scour mountainous area of Montana for ex-US soldier suspected of killing 4 in bar shooting (Original Post) Omaha Steve Aug 2 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Kali999 Aug 2 #1

was this a domestic ... or just another ding-dong stopdiggin Aug 2 #2

Domestic or Ding Dong intelpug Aug 3 #3

agreed. and thank you for the response. -(nt)- stopdiggin Aug 3 #4

I hope the bugs and mosquitos bite the he* out of him. riversedge Aug 4 #5

They're focusing on an area right outside of town along Warm Springs Creek maxsolomon Aug 4 #6

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stopdiggin

(14,404 posts)

2. was this a domestic ... or just another ding-dong

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Aug 2, 2025, 01:04 PM

Aug 2

listening to talk radio ( and the 'voices' ) (second thought - not at all mutually exclusive )

intelpug

(147 posts)

3. Domestic or Ding Dong

Reply to stopdiggin (Reply #2)

Sun Aug 3, 2025, 12:18 AM

Aug 3

Two of the dead are the ex in laws so just speculating I would say it points toward a domestic situation

stopdiggin

(14,404 posts)

4. agreed. and thank you for the response. -(nt)-

Reply to intelpug (Reply #3)

Sun Aug 3, 2025, 12:30 AM

Aug 3

riversedge

(77,782 posts)

5. I hope the bugs and mosquitos bite the he* out of him.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Aug 4, 2025, 12:12 PM

Aug 4

maxsolomon

(37,356 posts)

6. They're focusing on an area right outside of town along Warm Springs Creek

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Aug 4, 2025, 05:51 PM

Aug 4

He didn't get far. My guess is he headed up to Hearst Lake.

They'll find him with a bullet in his head.

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