The man suspected of gunning down four people in the Montana bar massacre fled the scene shirtless and barefoot, an eerie new photo released by police shows.
Michael Brown, 45, was identified by authorities as the culprit behind Friday’s mass shooting in Anaconda. He currently remains at large and is the subject of a statewide manhunt.
The image was released as the public is being urged to keep their distance from Brown, who is reportedly armed and dangerous.
Police say the disheveled figure in the photo wearing nothing but a pair of black shorts is Brown, just after the shooting.
Cops say Brown fled the Owl Bar in a truck just moments after he killed a bartender and three patrons at 10:30am.
Law enforcement later recovered Brown’s white Ford 1-50 abandoned. SWAT teams searched the suspect’s home, but he remains at large.
The search for Brown continued into the night as multiple agencies engaged in a massive effort to locate the suspect, including ground and air resources.
The Montana Department of Justice said authorities are focusing the search off of Stumpton Road.
A new photo revealed the moments after Michael Brown, who was named as a suspect in a Montana shooting, allegedly killed four individuals
The suspect remains at large as authorities continue to search surrounding areas
Law enforcement hasn’t released a motive in the shooting and it’s unclear if Brown had any connections to the three patrons and bartender who were killed.
David Gwerder, Owl Bar’s owner, told the Associated Press that he knew Brown. Authorities confirmed the suspect lived next door to the bar.
‘He knew everybody that was in that bar. I guarantee you that,’ Gwerder said.
‘He didn’t have any running dispute with any of them. I just think he snapped.’
Gwerder wasn’t at the bar during the shooting and said he believed the four victims were the only ones inside the establishment.
Brown served in the Army as an armor crewman from 2001 to 2005. He was deployed to Iraq from 2004 to March 2005, Army spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Ruth Castro said.
Brown then served in the Montana National Guard from 2006 to March 2009 and left the military as a sergeant, according to Castro.
Nearby businesses were forced to close down on Friday night as the manhunt ensued.
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