Anaconda, Mont. (AP) – Four people were killed in a shooting at Montana Bar on Friday, officials said they started a manhunt for the suspect.
The suspect was last seen in the Stump Town area, according to a post in Anaconda, according to a post in Anaconda, the Anaconda-Dir Lodge was according to the Lodge County Law Enforcement Center.
It was believed that he is still armed, Montana Highway Patrol said in a statement.
According to the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation, shooting at Oul Bar at 10:30 am on Friday, leading the investigation. The agency confirmed that four people were declared dead on the spot and it was an active investigation.
Officials have so far released the details about the shooting.
More than a dozen officers of local and state police converted to Stump Town, where they were seen searching for the suspect in the forest. According to the Granite County Sheriff Office, his house in Anaconda was already approved by a SWAT team.
Anaconda is about 75 miles (120 km) in the south -east of Missoula.
The owner of the Jugnu Cafe in Anaconda said that he closed his business at around 11 am on Friday after being alerted by a friend. Two hours later, she was still waiting for everyone to be clear before opening again.
Cafe owner Barbie Nelson said, “We are Montana, so guns are not new to us. To close our city, it is very stunning for everyone,” the owner of the cafe Barbie Nelson said.
“It is a small city, so we all probably know someone who was there”. He said.
The Associated Press