Blake Hempstead, a local sports reporter in the area, posted on X, "Anaconda is in a mini lock down while police search for a gunman who shot numerous people at the Owl Bar. Don't leave your house or come this way until this cowardly POS is found by our law enforcement officers."

Four people are dead after a shooter opened fire at Anaconda’s Owl Bar at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 1, 2025, according to a press release from the Montana Department of Justice.

A manhunt is underway after a deadly shooting inside a Montana business on Friday. Four people were killed at The Owl Bar in Anaconda, according to the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation. Police identified Michael Paul Brown, 45, as the suspect.