{"id":2470315,"date":"2025-08-03T15:54:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T19:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/search-continues-for-ex-soldier-suspected-of-montana-bar-shooting\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T15:54:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T19:54:43","slug":"search-continues-for-ex-soldier-suspected-of-montana-bar-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/search-continues-for-ex-soldier-suspected-of-montana-bar-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Search continues for ex-soldier suspected of Montana bar shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsearch-continues-for-ex-soldier-suspected-of-montana-bar-shooting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2470315&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports on the ongoing search for michael Paul Brown, a 45-year-old former soldier suspected of fatally shooting four people at The Owl Bar in Anaconda, Montana. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-dead-after-shooting-at-party-at-denver-industrial-storefront\/\" title=\"3 killed in ... at Denver industrial storefront party.\">shooting occurred late<\/a> last week,and Brown fled the scene with a rifle believed to be his own. Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen urged the public to remain vigilant, highlighting that Brown is considered hazardous and lived next door to the bar. The victims, aged between 59 and 74, included a female bartender and three male patrons. Brown&#8217;s whereabouts remain unknown; authorities believe he abandoned his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >initial escape vehicle<\/a> and stole another equipped with camping supplies. Brown served in the U.S. Army and Montana National guard, but his niece revealed he suffers from schizophrenia, criticizing local healthcare systems for not adequately addressing his mental illness. Law enforcement continues to search for him amid concerns for public safety.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Search continues for ex-soldier suspected of killing four people in Montana bar shooting<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2184139\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"fatally shooting\">Police<\/a> on Sunday continued their search for the former soldier suspected of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3489272\/four-killed-shooting-at-montana-bar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"fatally shooting\">fatally shooting<\/a> four people at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/montana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"fatally shooting\">Montana<\/a> bar late last week.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Paul Brown, 45, fled from The Owl Bar in Anaconda, Montana, after allegedly committing the shooting using a rifle believed to be his personal weapon, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3489526\/officials-scour-montana-ex-us-soldier-bar-shooting\/\">Officials scour mountainous area of Montana for ex-US soldier suspected of killing 4 in bar shooting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3489272\/four-killed-shooting-at-montana-bar\/\">Manhunt underway after four killed in shooting at Montana bar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3487751\/ice-arrests-150000-illegal-immigrants-since-january-trump-operation\/\">ICE arrests near 150,000 since January as Trump operation ramps up&nbsp;fast<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen provided the public with an update on Sunday, warning people in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/out-of-staters-donate-here-to-help-texans\/\" title=\"Out...Of...Staters: Donate Here To Help Texans\">local area<\/a> to remain vigilant, as the suspect could return. He lived in a home next to the bar.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is an unstable individual who walked in and murdered four people in cold blood for no reason whatsoever. So there absolutely is concern for the public,&rdquo; Knudsen said.<\/p>\n<p>The deceased victims, ranging in age from 59 to 74, were a female bartender and three male patrons. The victims were identified as Nancy Lauretta Kelley, 64; Daniel Edwin Baillie, 59; David Allen Leach, 70; and Tony Wayne Palm, 74.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen speaks to the media Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in front of the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Courthouse in Anaconda, Montana, about the search for shooting suspect Michael Brown. (Joseph Scheller\/The Montana Standard via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;He literally lived next door,&rdquo; Knudsen added. &ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s likely he knew the bartender and these patrons, which makes this even more heinous.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Brown&rsquo;s whereabouts are still unknown two days after the shooting. Law enforcement believes he abandoned the vehicle in which he escaped and stole a separate vehicle containing camping gear, shoes, and clothes. He was last seen in surveillance footage wearing few clothes and no shoes.<\/p>\n<p>Knudsen noted the suspect was known to law enforcement before the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Brown served in the Army as an armor crewman, meaning he operated armored vehicles, from 2001 to 2005, according to an Army spokesperson. He was also stationed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Iraq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Iraq<\/a> from 2004 to 2005. After his deployment, Brown served in the Montana National Guard from 2006 to 2009 before leaving the military as a sergeant.<\/p>\n<p>Brown&rsquo;s niece, Clare Boyle, said her uncle suffers from schizophrenia and suggests Friday&rsquo;s shooting could have been prevented if the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Montana State Hospital had treated his mental illness.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3489526\/officials-scour-montana-ex-us-soldier-bar-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"OFFICIALS SCOUR MOUNTAINOUS AREA OF MONTANA FOR EX-US SOLDIER SUSPECTED OF KILLING 4 IN BAR SHOOTING\">OFFICIALS SCOUR MOUNTAINOUS AREA OF MONTANA FOR EX-US SOLDIER SUSPECTED OF KILLING 4 IN BAR SHOOTING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s a human being. A very sick one at that. There are no excuses or words of defense for this awful tragedy,&rdquo; Boyle said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montanarightnow.com\/butte\/4-confirmed-dead-in-anaconda-shooting-police-report-no-immediate-threat-in-granite-county-area\/article_15201b22-3c22-4b82-887b-07cd527e21b3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"statement\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mental illness does not excuse these acts and I can&rsquo;t say it enough,&rdquo; she continued, &ldquo;but these acts could have been prevented with proper reporting and a healthcare system that gave a damn about its veterans and citizens.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2184139\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2184139\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Search ongoing for ex-soldier suspected in Montana bar shooting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2470316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/knudsen_shooting-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[60539,59212,8605,5990,4230],"class_list":["post-2470315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bar-shooting","tag-ex-soldier","tag-montana","tag-search","tag-suspect"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/knudsen_shooting-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2470315"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2470319,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470315\/revisions\/2470319"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2470316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2470315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2470315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2470315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}