The city of Anaconda, Montana, is under lockdown after the Granite County Sheriff’s Office reported an active shooter Friday.
Authorities said the suspect fled the Anaconda’s Owl Bar and is being pursued. In a Facebook post, the sheriff’s office said the suspect is wearing a tie‑dyed shirt, blue jeans and an orange bandana.
Anaconda is the city and the county seat of Deer Lodge County, located in southwestern Montana.
Josh Margolis for NBC Montana posted on X Friday afternoon, “Reports of an active shooter on the loose after a potentially fatal mass shooting in Anaconda at a bar. Heading to Anaconda to get info. Law enforcement isn’t answering phone but Anaconda Leader confirmed the town is on lockdown.”
Blake Hempstead, a local sports reporter in the area, posted on X, “Anaconda is in a mini lock down while police search for a gunman who shot numerous people at the Owl Bar. Don’t leave your house or come this way until this cowardly POS is found by our law enforcement officers.”
His post continued, “High speed chase is heading west towards Georgetown Lake. Local officers and highway patrol with what was apparently looked like guns drawn according to an eyewitness. This is not supposed to go down here.”
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