BILLINGS, Mont. - A man accused of killing four people in a Montana bar and eluding capture for a week while hundreds of officers scoured the surrounding mountains has been charged with four counts of murder, according to court records.

Defendant Michael Paul Brown lived next door to The Owl Bar in Anaconda, Montana, where a bartender and three patrons were shot and killed Aug. 1.

What we don't know:

Authorities have not commented on a potential motive for the 45-year-old former soldier. His niece has said Brown long struggled with mental illness.

What we know:

The charges Brown faces were posted on a court website Saturday after the case previously had been under seal by a state judge. Charging documents were not immediately available.

The backstory:

Following the shooting, aut

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