At least four people died in a shooting at a bar in Anaconda, Montana, this Friday, August 1 in the morning. Local authorities said they were looking for a suspect “suspected of being armed.” “An important police device deployed west of the city of Anaconda,” said Montana Road authorities on their Facebook page.
Anaconda County authorities indicate that the suspect, identified as Michael Paul Brown, “was last seen in the Stitterptown district.”
An open investigation
“It is advisable to the public to stay away from the Stiftown and Surrowings district,” they recommend. After this, several establishments were forced to close.
“We are in Montana, firearms are not a novelty for us. That our city is confined has shaken everyone,” said Associated Press Barbie Nelson, owner of a coffee in Anaconda.
The latter explains that “we all probably know someone” present at this bar, located in this city of 9,000 inhabitants. An investigation was opened, especially in the circumstances of the shooting that has not been revealed.
In his social networks, the governor of Montana Greg Gianforte indicates “to follow the situation closely”, welcoming “the brave police officers involved in this tragedy.” For his part, Senator Ryan Zinke invites “anyone Anaconda to stay at home and close their doors.”
Source: BFM TV
