ANACONDA, Mont. -- More information in the case of Michael Paul Brown, the suspect in a mass shooting that took place in an Anaconda bar last August, is coming out this week, starting with a status hearing at the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Courthouse on Wednesday morning.
Brown appeared in court virtually, as state officials shared an update on his status; it remains unchanged from the prior update two months ago, as Brown receives an ongoing mental health evaluation and restoration of fitness treatment plan at the Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs.
Additionally, District Judge Jeffrey Dahood granted a motion for another status hearing on Brown 60 days from Wednesday.
Brown is accused of four counts of deliberate homicide in a shooting at Anaconda's Owl Bar on Aug. 1, 2025, as well as attempted arson and evading police in a manhunt that lasted a week.
As owner of the Owl Bar David Gwerder says, Anaconda is still feeling the shock of the tragedy nine months later.
"The community and the whole state really came together for the victims, but I know some people in the community that are having a really hard time dealing with this," Gwerder said. "I just talked to one lady this morning about it. She was one of the neighbors of the bar, and I don't know exactly what she's seen or heard, but she's having a really hard time with it."
In the case, nearly all charging documents against Brown has been sealed away from the public.
Multiple news outlets filed suit to have that decision overturned. The Montana Supreme Court heard that case and sided with the media. Now, those documents are set to become publicly available on Friday.
Only one document, which details Brown's mental health evaluation, will remain unreleased.
Whatever information we learn from the unsealing of documents on Friday, we will let you know here on NonStop Local.
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