UPDATE: August 8, 2025 at 2:59 p.m.

Michael Paul Brown has been taken into custody, according to Governor Greg Gianforte.

"Incredible response from law enforcement officers across Montana. Thank you to all partners for your commitment to the search," Gianforte said on social media. "May God continue to be with the families of the four victims still grieving their loss."

UPDATE : August 5, 2025 2:19 p.m.

Michael Brown, the suspect in the shooting in Anaconda that left four people dead, is a brother to William Brown, who was sentenced for murder in 2002.

An official at Montana State Prison confirmed that William Brown is the brother of Michael Brown. He is being held at Saguaro Correctional Center in Eloy, Arizona.

William Brown was charged for deliberate homicide committed with a

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