The former U.S. Army soldier accused of gunning down four people at a Montana bar has been captured following a weeklong manhunt, the Granite County Sheriff's Office said Friday.
Michael Paul Brown, 45, is suspected of opening fire on Aug. 1 at The Owl Bar in Anaconda, a city of about 9,000 people in southwestern Montana, authorities said.
"Thanks to all the brave law enforcement officials who helped apprehend the Anaconda shooting suspect," Montana Sen. Steve Daines said on social media. "For the past week, Anaconda and the surrounding community showed the country the resilience and grit that makes MT special. Our thoughts continue to be with the victims and their families."
There had not been a confirmed sighting of Brown in the days following the shooting.
Dozens of local, state and federal agencies were involved in the search, Anaconda Deer Lodge County Attorney Morgan Smith said.
Those killed in the shooting were bartender Nancy Loretta Kelly, 64, and patrons Daniel Edwin Bailey, 59; David Allen Leach, 70; and Tony Wayne Palm, 74.
Brown lived next door to the bar and investigators believe he was familiar with most of the victims, authorities said.
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He is an Army veteran who served in the Iraq War and the Montana National Guard, according to Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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