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A Montana man wanted for a deadly shooting in a small-town bar has been apprehended.
“The Anaconda shooter Michael Brown has been apprehended,” Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte announced on X.
“Incredible response from law enforcement officers across Montana. Thank you to all partners for your commitment to the search. May God continue to be with the families of the four victims still grieving their loss.”
Brown, 45, is a former U.S. Army Sergeant who also served in the Montana National Guard. Authorities said he was a regular customer at The Owl Bar, where the shooting took place on 1 August.
Bartender Nancy Lauretta Kelley, 64, and customers Daniel Edwin Baillie, 59, David Allen Leach, 70, and Tony Wayne Palm, 74, were all killed in the incident, the motives for which are still unclear.
The following day, authorities released a photo of Brown apparently fleeing the scene.
It showed him wearing nothing but a pair of black shorts and walking down a flight of steps.
A $7,500 reward was offered for any information leading to Brown’s capture, and later increased to $10,000.
“Thanks to the public, we had some tips come in, verified where we were,” Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen said.
“We were able to move really quickly and get our suspect apprehended.”
Brown’s niece, Clare Boyle, said that her uncle had struggled with mental illness for years, and she and other family members sought help.
“This isn’t just a drunk/high man going wild,” she wrote in a Facebook message.
“It’s a sick man who doesn’t know who he is sometimes and frequently doesn’t know where or when he is either.”
The town and surrounding area were put on high alert after the shooting, while the search moved into surrounding woods. Brown was apparently driven out of a heavily forested area by over 100 law-enforcement officers.
