Michael Paul Brown, a 45-year-old Army veteran, is currently on the run after allegedly shooting and killing four people in a bar in Anaconda, Montana. His brother, William Brown, is serving a life sentence for a separate murder conviction in the same town. William Brown was sentenced to 110 years in prison in 2002 for the stabbing death of another man in Anaconda, stemming from an argument over a relationship. The first 100 years of his sentence were for the murder, while the additional 10 years were for the use of a deadly weapon during the crime.
Michael Paul Brown is believed to have opened fire at The Owl Bar on Friday morning, killing 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. All the victims are from Anaconda. Since the incident, an intense manhunt has been underway in central Montana, as authorities continue to search for Brown, who they describe as armed and dangerous.
On Friday evening, law enforcement released a photo of a shirtless Brown wearing a black shirt, climbing down what appears to be concrete steps. They also announced that they had located a white Ford F-150 truck belonging to Brown, which they say he used to flee the scene. A SWAT team raided his home but did not locate him. In a Sunday night update, authorities mentioned that the search for Brown included air and ground resources.
Brown served in the Army from January 2001 to May 2005 and was part of the National Guard from April 2006 to March 2008. He deployed to Iraq from February 2004 to March 2005 and left the service with the rank of sergeant. He also served in the Montana National Guard from April 2006 to March 2009. Fox News Digital’s Greg Wehner contributed to this report.