Montana
Anaconda bar owner killed in shooting; suspect appears in court
ANACONDA, Mont. — The owner of an Anaconda bar has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting over the weekend.
A Facebook post from Carmel’s Sports Bar and Grill identified the victim as Shane Charles. The post said obituary and funeral services are pending.
The suspect has been identified as Mark Ray Lock.
The suspect in the shooting has been identified as Mark Ray Lock.Photo: NBC Montana
Lock appeared from Anaconda-Deer Lodge Detention Center. He was born in 1965 and is a resident of Birch Street in Anaconda.
He is charged deliberate homicide with a penalty enhancement for use of a deadly weapon.
Prosecutors allege that Lock shot Charles at the bar once with a handgun. He was then disarmed by a patron and ran from the bar.
Lock could face life in prison or potentially the death penalty.
He will be appointed a public defender.
A preliminary hearing is set for July 17.
Bail has been set at $1 million.
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If Lock were to post bond, conditions of his release would include having to relinquish all of his weapons.