Armed Montana suspect sought after killing 4 at Owl Bar in Anaconda

Montana authorities are expanding a rugged, multi-agency manhunt for a former soldier accused of gunning down four people at a local bar, warning the suspect may be armed with camping gear and survival supplies stolen from a second vehicle.

The Montana Department of Justice revealed Sunday that Michael Paul Brown, 45, fled the Owl Bar shooting Friday night shirtless and barefoot, only to later be seen near a stolen white Ford F-150 loaded with clothing, food and outdoor gear.

“We know Michael Paul Brown was shirtless and barefoot when he fled…,” Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen said on Sunday. “We have very good reason to believe that he is clothed now and possibly carrying camping gear. He is probably able to get around undetected.”

Brown remained at large as of Monday, with the manhunt carrying on over the weekend.

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Authorities said that the manhunt for Brown has expanded, with hundreds of local, state and federal officers, including the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation, ATF, FBI, U.S. Marshals and local county agencies. Fox News Digital has reached out to the lead agency in the manhunt, the Montana Department of Justice, for comment. 

Brown was last seen in “Stump Town,” which lies just west of the town of Anaconda, Montana, which is in southwestern Montana. Authorities said that the terrain is steep, remote and heavily wooded.

“They’re dealing with extremely rugged terrain,” Knudsen said. “Local law enforcement is stretched thin right now.”

Montana authorities identified the four victims who were shot when a man opened fire at a bar on Friday morning as, from left to right, 59-year-old Daniel Edwin Ballie, 70-year-old David Allen Leach, 64-year-old Nancy Lauretta Kelly and 74-year-old Tony Wayne Palm. (Google Maps ; Montana Department of Justice)

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The four victims, 64-year-old Nancy Lauretta Kelley, 59-year-old Daniel Edwin Baillie, 70-year-old David Allen Leach and 74-year-old Tony Wayne Palm, were locals known in the small town of Anaconda, which has a population of approximately 9,000….