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Manhunt for Montana Bar Shooting Suspect Enters Third Day With Reward Offered

A $7,500 reward has been offered for tips after authorities released an updated image of the armed suspect.

Michael Paul Brown was identified as the Montana shooting suspect
Security camera footage released Saturday shows Brown leaving The Owl Bar as he fled the scene of Friday’s shooting, according to the Montana Department of Justice.
Police and other emergency personnel are seen after a reported shooting in Anaconda, Mont., Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (Joseph Scheller/The Montana Standard via AP)
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Overview

  • Local, state and federal teams, including the FBI and ATF, are combing rugged terrain off Stumptown Road west of Anaconda by land and air.
  • Authorities released a second image of the barefoot, shirtless suspect fleeing the scene and emphasized that Brown remains armed and dangerous.
  • A $7,500 reward is being offered for credible information leading to Michael Paul Brown’s arrest.
  • Officials have identified the four victims—Daniel Edwin Baillie, 59; Nancy Lauretta Kelly, 64; David Allen Leach, 70; and Tony Wayne Palm, 74—and notified their families.
  • Investigators believe Brown lived next door to The Owl Bar, regularly visited the establishment and personally knew the victims.