Montana Bar Shooting Suspect Is Captured

August 9, 2025 4:24 am

Authorities say they have captured a man suspected in a shooting at a Montana bar that left four people dead. Law enforcement officers had spend the past week scouring nearby mountains. Forty-five-year-old Michael Paul Brown was taken into custody around 2 p.m. Friday. Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen said Brown was flushed out after about 130 officers made what he called a hard push on a hill a few miles from Anaconda. He said tips from the public helped verify they were searching the right area. Authorities have not said what sparked last week’s shooting at The Owl Bar in Anaconda.