A shooting at a Montana bar Friday left four people dead, and law enforcement officers were searching for a suspect described by his niece as a former US soldier who struggled to get help for mental health problems. Officers searched a mountainous area west of the small town of Anaconda for the 45-year-old suspect, Michael Paul Brown. He lived next door to the site of the 10:30 a.m. shooting at the Owl Bar, according to public records and bar owner David Gwerder. The bartender and three patrons were killed, said Gwerder, who was not there at the time.

Authorities say four people have been killed after a shooting at a Montana business.

The suspect, named as Michael Paul Brown, is believed to be "armed and dangerous", police say.

Manhunt for suspect who lived nextdoor to bar where shooting occurred on Friday morning at about 10.30am

The suspect, identified as 45-year-old Michael Paul Brown, lives next door and was last seen in a nearby neighbourhood.

A shelter in place is in effect for Anaconda after Michael Paul Brown, 45, is said to have opened fire inside Owl Bar in the city on Friday afternoon.

Multiple people shot at Montana business, suspect at large, armed, prompting manhunt in Anaconda.

Authorities say four people have been killed after a shooting at a Montana business.

Police have told residents to stay home and not approach the suspect, who could be ‘armed and dangerous’.

A shooting at a Montana bar Friday left four people dead, and law enforcement officers were searching for a suspect described by his niece as a former US soldier who struggled to…

Michael Paul Brown opened fire at The Owl Bar in the town of Anaconda on Friday

Michael Paul Brown, 45, fled The Owl Bar in the small town of Anaconda in a white pickup truck but ditched it at some point, officials said.

The search for the suspect continued in the mountains just west of Anaconda, where he is accused of fatally shooting four people, officials said.

Authorities are searching for a suspect in the shooting deaths of four people at a bar in a small town in Montana.

Four people were killed in the attack inside the Owl Bar in Anaconda, Mont. The authorities are still searching for the suspect, an Army veteran who lived nearby.

Parts of a national forest near Anaconda, Montana, were closed late Saturday as authorities expanded their search for the gunman accused of killing four people at a bar on Friday…

Suspected gunman still at large and possibly armed after four people were fatally shot at a bar in Anaconda on Friday

Police say the suspect was "a regular" at the bar where he opened fire, and that a bartender and three patrons were among the victims.

A manhunt continues for Michael Paul Brown, 45, who's accused of killing four people after opening fire at The Owl Bar in rural Montana on Aug. 1.

Authorities say a former US soldier suspected of killing four people at a Montana bar is still at large and believed to be armed.