A manhunt in western Montana extended into Friday night as authorities searched for a suspect they believe fatally shot four people at a local bar hours earlier and who they said remained armed and dangerous.

Authorities are scouring a mountainous area of western Montana for a military veteran who they say opened fire at a bar, killing four people. Michael Paul Brown, 45, fled The Owl Bar in the small town of Anaconda in a white pickup truck but ditched it at some point,

Four people were killed in a shooting at a Montana bar and law enforcement are searching for a suspect described by his niece as a former U.S. soldier who struggled to get help for mental health problems.