Moscow, Aug. 2 -- Several people were killed in a shooting at a bar in the city of Anaconda in the US state of Montana, the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) informed.

"ATF continues to work alongside our local law enforcement partners on this investigation where multiple casualties have been confirmed at The Owl Bar," the Denver division of ATF said on X on Friday.

Earlier on Friday, ATF said on X that "multiple parties have been shot at a business in Anaconda, MT [Montana]."

The shooting occurred at 10:30 a.m. local time (16:30 GMT on Friday) and left four people dead, NBC News reported on Friday, citing the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation.

The male suspect remains at large and is believed to be a...