[FoxNews] Army confirms shooting suspect was deployed to Iraq in early 2000's
Police are frantically searching for an Army veteran accused of killing at least four people Friday morning at a Montana bar.
The shooting suspect, identified as 45-year-old Michael Paul Brown, of Anaconda, is believed to be armed and dangerous and was last seen in the Stumptown area, which is west of Anaconda, according to the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Law Enforcement Center.
It is unclear what led to the shooting, which happened at about 10 a.m. at The Owl Bar. Authorities have not yet confirmed if there were additional injuries.
Brown was an armor crewman in the Army from January 2001 to May 2005, and served in the National Guard from April 2006 to March 2008, Army Public Affairs confirmed to Fox News Digital. He deployed to Iraq from February 2004 to March 2005, and left the service with the rank of sergeant.
He also served as an armor crewman in the Montana National Guard from April 2006 to March 2009, officials said.
Brown's house was cleared by SWAT, but he is still at large, according to GCSO.
The Montana Department of Corrections confirmed to Fox News Digital that Montana State Prison, a men's facility in Deer Lodge, is locked down for "safety and security reasons."
"This facility is located on about 38,000 acres which are in relatively close proximity to Anaconda, where the shootings occurred," MDOC communications director Carolynn Stocker wrote in a statement.
The Granite County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) posted to social media noting a person involved in an F-150 car chase in the area was not the suspect.
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