On the morning of August 1, 2025, a shooting at the Owl Bar in Anaconda, Montana, killed four people: 59-year-old Daniel Edwin Baillie, bartender Nancy Lauretta Kelley, 64, and patrons Tony Palm and David Allen Leach, 70. Baillie had been at the bar with a longtime friend, Tony Palm, when the attack occurred around 10:30 a.m.

Authorities identified 45-year-old Michael Paul Brown, a local man and military veteran who lived next door to the bar and was reportedly a regular there, as the suspect. Brown fled the scene, prompting a large manhunt that concentrated on the nearby Anaconda Pintler Wilderness and involved substantial law enforcement resources. Reports noted that Brown likely knew the victims and that some who knew him said he had been struggling with his mental health; a motive had not been established.

If anyone has information about what happened at the Owl Bar or about Brown’s whereabouts on August 1, please come forward to the authorities.