The search for the suspect continued in the mountains just west of Anaconda, where he is accused of fatally shooting four people, officials said.

A manhunt in western Montana extended into Friday night as authorities searched for a suspect they believe fatally shot four people at a local bar hours earlier and who they said remained armed and dangerous.

Michael Paul Brown, 45, fled The Owl Bar in the small town of Anaconda in a white pickup truck but ditched it at some point, said Lee Johnson, administrator of the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation, which is overseeing the case. He urged residents late Friday to stay at home and on high alert.