Montana shooting suspect accused of killing 4 arrested after 7 days on run
Michael Paul Brown, 45, was captured seven days after the Aug. 1 shooting at The Owl Bar in Anaconda, about a hundred miles (190 km) from Missoula.
Gov. Greg Gianforte confirmed Brown's capture on social media Friday afternoon, saying it was an incredible response from law enforcement officers across the state.
'May God continue to be with the families of the four victims still grieving their loss,' he said.
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Montana authorities have not said what sparked the shooting. Brown lived next door to the bar, according to public records.
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Anaconda bar shooting: Manhunt continues after 4 killed in small town Montana
Brown served in the Army as an armor crewman from 2001 to 2005 and deployed to Iraq from early 2004 until March 2005, according to Lt. Col. Ruth Castro, an Army spokesperson. Brown was in the Montana National Guard from 2006 to March 2009, Castro said, and left military service at the rank of sergeant.
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'I am proud of the unrelenting law enforcement effort this week to find and arrest Michael Paul Brown,' Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen said in a statement. 'The support we've seen for the community of Anaconda from across the state and the nation has also been remarkable. The families and friends of the victims remain in my prayers.'
Brown's niece, Clare Boyle, told the AP her uncle has struggled with mental illness for years and she and other family members repeatedly sought help.
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