The search for a former American soldier suspected of killing four people in a bar in Montana on a fourth day on Monday, when the deputies wandering in the mountainous terrain on foot and air after the man fled in a stolen vehicle containing camping equipment.
The authorities say that Michael Paul Brown, 45, shot four people on Friday morning in the owl bar in the small town of Anakanda with a gun that the police believed to be his personal weapon. He escaped in a white makeup that was later disposed of and stole a car stored in clothes, shoes and other supplies.
A female waiter and three male sponsors were killed. The fire shook the narrow town with a population of about 9,000, and many residents are still on top alert with the lack of a suspect in general.
Here is what is known about the search.
How does the research progress?
Austin Knodsen, the Montana Prosecutor, said that law enforcement officers were brought from all over the state to help search for Brown. Search teams include many local, state and federal agencies and wipe the area on the ground and with the music. The helicopters were in its sky throughout the weekend, as the residents of Anacanda were adjusted with daily life after the shooting.
The effort initially focused on an area off the Stomptown Road, West Ankonda. Knodson said that investigators are now looking for all possible options for the location of Brown, including the forest in which he was hunted and tamed in his youth. They suspect that it may be armed.
Woods, southwest of Ankonda, was closed to the public by the national forest regime, with the continued elevation.
Business owners closed their doors on Friday and protects at home with clients. The Stumptown Road was lock on Saturday, but many local companies were slow to reopen.
Who are the victims?
On Sunday, the victims were known as Daniel Edwin Billy, 59, Nancy Loreta Kelly, 64, David Allen Leach, 70, Tony Wayne Palm, 74.
All four residents of Ankonda, which are located between the rough mountains, were about 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Bot.
Robert White, 70, said he was neighbors with a general housing complex for the elderly and people with disabilities. White said that Lich was deaf and mostly kept for himself, but he was always happy to help his neighbors.
“Everyone knows it,” said resident, David Gabarik, in the town.
What is known about the suspect?
Lieutenant -General Collonel Roth Castro, a spokesman for the army, said that Brown served in the army as a shield from 2001 to 2005 and was published in Iraq from early 2004 to March 2005. Castro said Brown was in the National Guard in Montana from 2006 to March 2009 and left military service in the rank of sergeant.
Brown lived next to the owl tape, according to owner David Gerd, who was not present during the shooting Friday morning. It was widely believed that Brown knew at least some victims.
In a picture issued by the application of the law, Brown appears meager, barefoot and wearing only black short pants.
Brown’s daughter, Claire Boyle, told the Associated Press that her uncle had fought with a mental illness for years, and she and other family members have repeatedly sought to help him.
Knodson said he was known to enforce local law before the shooting. There is a $ 7500 bonus for any information that causes Brown.