Manhunt in progress after 4 killed

A suspect is on the run after four people were killed during a shooting in a bar in the American state in Montana, the authorities said.

The shooting occurred at the OWL bar in the city of Anaconda around 10:30 am, local time, the Criminal Investigation of Montana confirmed the US BBC CBS.

The American alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives (ATF) said that it “responded to a shooting where several parts were slaughtered in a company in Anaconda”.

Anaconda is a former copper merger center, with a population of nearly 10,000 people in southwest Montana, 109 miles (175 km) west of Bozeman.

The County County Center of Anaconda-Deer Lodge has appointed the suspect like Michael Paul Brown in an article on social networks, adding that he was “supposed to be armed and dangerous”.

“If seen does not approach,” said the ministry. “Contact 911 to contact Michael Paul Brown.”

Officials call on the residents of Anaconda to stay at home and lock their doors.

The Sheriff’s Bureau of the County Granite, which is near Anaconda, posted on social networks that the shooter “” carries a shirt hue of Tye, blue jeans and an orange bandana “.

The sheriff’s office added that the shooter’s home in Anaconda had been searched and “eliminated by Swat teams”.

Governor of Montana, Greg Gianforte, said that he was monitoring the response to the incident.

“Please join Susan and I to pray for the victims, their loved ones and the courageous agents of the application of laws who respond to this tragedy,” said the governor on social networks referring to his wife, Susan Gianforte.

The FBI was also on the scene and helps the investigation.

Senator of Montana, Steve Daines, told local media that “massive man hunt” was helped by police drones.

The OWL bar was built in 1893 to serve anaconda copper workers, according to a 1987 article in the Journal du Montana Standard. It is located in a district of Anaconda called Goosetown.