Pic: Manhunt underway for Army vet who shot, killed 4 victims in Montana

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Law enforcement officials are currently conducting a manhunt for an Army veteran who has been identified as the suspect responsible for fatally shooting four victims at a bar in Anaconda, Montana, on Friday.
According to Fox News, law enforcement officials have confirmed that Michael Brown, a 45-year-old Army veteran, entered The Owl Bar in Anaconda, Montana, at roughly 10:30 a.m. on Friday. After entering the bar, Brown allegedly shot and killed four victims.
Fox News reported that the victims of Friday's shooting have been identified as 59-year-old Daniel Edwin Baillie, 64-year-old Nancy Lauretta Kelley, 70-year-old David Allen Leach, and 74-year-old Tony Wayne Palm.
According to WNEP, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen told reporters during a Sunday news conference that the 45-year-old Army veteran allegedly used a personal rifle to shoot and kill the four victims on Friday.
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'This is an unstable individual who walked in and murdered four people in cold blood for no reason whatsoever,' Knudsen stated. 'So there absolutely is concern for the public.'
Fox News reported that the manhunt for Brown remains ongoing. As of Sunday, officials were searching the area of Stumptown, which is located near Anaconda.
A picture shared on Saturday on X, formerly Twitter, shows Brown walking down stairs without a shirt and shoes following Friday's shooting.
The Montana Division of Criminal Investigation released the following photo of 45-year-old Michael Brown fleeing The Owl Bar on Friday after the shooting. Officials are searching for Brown near Anaconda and urge residents in the area to stay vigilant.
https://t.co/rqUtvv5a33 pic.twitter.com/z9Kk9ezZU6 — NBC Montana (@NBCMontana) August 2, 2025
In a statement obtained by Fox News, Department of Criminal Investigation Administrator Lee Johnson confirmed that law enforcement officials located a white F-150 pickup truck that was allegedly used by Brown to flee from the scene of the crime on Friday.
In a post on Facebook, the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Law Enforcement Center warned Montana residents to avoid approaching the suspect.
'Be advised suspect in shooting is believed to be armed and dangerous. Suspect is Michael Paul Brown and was last seen in the stumptown area,' the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Law Enforcement Center stated. 'Public is advised to stay out of the stumptown area and surrounding areas. If seen do not approach. Contact 911 for any way to contact Michael Paul Brown.'
Fox News reported that the Army Public Affairs told the outlet that Brown served in the Army from January of 2001 to May of 2005 as an armor crewman and was deployed to Iraq from February of 2004 to March of 2005. After leaving the Army with the rank of sergeant, Brown served in the National Guard from April of 2006 to March of 2008. The Army veteran also served in the Montana National Guard from April of 2006 to March of 2009, according to Fox News.

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Army sergeant shot 5 soldiers before he was tackled and arrested at Fort Stewart, officials say

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Army sergeant shot 5 soldiers before he was tackled and arrested at Fort Stewart, officials say

FORT STEWART, Ga. — A sergeant shot five soldiers Wednesday at one the country's largest Army bases before he was quickly tackled by other Fort Stewart troops, forcing a brief lockdown, officials said. Few details were immediately available about what led to the gunfire, but officials said the shooter was Sgt. Quornelius Radford, 28, who used a personal handgun, not a military firearm. Radford opened fire where he worked but officials wouldn't speculate about a motive, authorities said. The injured soldiers are stable and expected to recover, said Brig Gen. John Lubas. The soldiers who tackled Radford helped ensure his arrest, Lubas said. 'These soldiers, without a doubt, prevented further casualties or wounded,' he said. This latest act of violence on a U.S. military installation — sites that are supposed to be among the most secure in the country — again raised concerns about safety and security within the armed forces' own walls. The Army said it's investigating the shooting. There were still many unanswered questions, including the condition of the soldiers, the scope of their injuries, the name of the shooter as well as any possible motive. The injured were treated and then moved to Winn Army Community Hospital, base officials said in a Facebook post, adding there's no threat to the community. Some of the wounded were also taken to Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, said spokesperson Bryna Gordon. The hospital is the top-level trauma center for coastal Georgia. Gordon said she didn't know how many people were being taken to the hospital or what their conditions are. Law enforcement was sent to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team complex shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday. The shooter was arrested at 11:35 a.m., officials said. The lockdown lasted about an hour. After it was lifted, cars began to move through the normal security checkpoint at the fort's main gate. The Army's 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team was created in 2016 when the service added more than 200 vehicles to an infantry unit of roughly 4,200 soldiers. Also known as the 'Spartan Brigade,' the Army has called the unit its 'most modern land fighting force.' Located about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southwest of Savannah, Fort Stewart is the largest Army post east of the Mississippi River. It's home to thousands of soldiers assigned to the Army's 3rd Infantry Division and family members. White House and Defense Department officials said President Donald Trump and Secretary Pete Hegseth had been briefed on the shooting. The FBI was at the fort to help investigate, said Deputy Director Dan Bongino. Among the deadliest acts of violence on U.S. military bases was a 2009 attack. A U.S. Army psychiatrist killed 13 people in a shooting that left more than 30 wounded at Fort Hood, a military installation in Texas. In 2013, a defense contract worker and former Navy reservist killed 12 people at Washington Navy Yard. He was then killed in a gun battle with police. In 2014, a soldier opened fire on his fellow service members at Fort Hood, killing three people and wounding more than a dozen others before the gunman killed himself. In 2019, an aviation student opened fire in a classroom at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida, killing three people and injuring another dozen people including two sheriff's deputies. Just days earlier, a U.S. Navy sailor shot two people to death before killing himself at Pearl Harbor, the Naval station in Hawaii.