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Suspect in Montana bar shooting taken into custody after weeklong manhunt

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The Montana suspect accused of fatally shooting four people at a bar last week has been taken into custody alive.

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Authorities located Michael Paul Brown following a week-long manhunt, according to Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton.

Police said Brown entered The Owl Bar in Anaconda on Aug. 1 and began opening fire, killing three patrons and a bartender.

The victims were identified Sunday as Nancy Lauretta Kelley, 64, Daniel Edwin Baillie, 59, David Allen Leach, 70, and Tony Wayne Palm, 74.

Authorities have not determined a motive.

Family members of Brown, a military veteran, have indicated that he has faced mental health challenges.