‘He needed help’: Annaconda shooting friend Suspect Michael Brown says he was struggling with PTSD, he thought he was still in the army
Michael Paul Brown, suspected of the collective shooting on Friday morning at the owl bar in Anaconda, is still big and now those who know him revealed that the army veteran made a crazy gunman who killed four inside the bar. Brown was last seen running the 2007 White Ford F -150 pickup truck Montana License Plate Dty493. The vehicle was allegedly going from Anaconda to west on Stamptown Road, when it was seen.Brown was described as a 5 feet 10 inches long person, weighing about 170 pounds, with blue eyes and brown hair. His residence next to the bar was cleaned by a SWAT team, but he could not find there. The city of small anaconda was put on the lockdown during the search.Till 9:40 pm yesterday, the Granite County Sheriff Office confirmed that Brown was still on a large scale. “There is a circumference set in the Stamptown area,” the agency said in a public advice. “Granite County depots, Georgetown Lake area and nearby cities will be patrolled. Be alert – shake your doors and vehicles.”According to a local news report, a friend described Brown as a “soft soul” that was struggling with PTSD and it was known to all in the region. The 45 -year -old Brown served the Teh US Army as a armor Crooman from 2001 to 2005 and was posted in Iraq between 2004 and early March 2005. He later served at the Montana National Guard from 2006 to March 2009, leaving military service with the rank of Sergeant. Brown’s friend said that he had untreated mental health issues and still shared confusion about working in special forces. Local residents were concerned about their mental health and it was informed to the authorities but there was no intervention. “He needed help,” said friend. “It is devastating that no one heard until it was too late.”Bar owner David Guarder, who was not present during the shoot, told the Associated Press that he believed that Brown personally knew all the four victims. “He had no dispute with him. I think he gets upset,” said the guarder.
