Montana's governor has signed an executive order freeing up more resources for law enforcement officers as they search for a former U.S. soldier suspected in a deadly shooting at a Montana bar last week.

A manhunt for Michael Paul Brown has been underway since Friday morning, when four people were shot and killed in the town of Anaconda.

Four people are dead after a shooter opened fire at Anaconda’s Owl Bar at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 1, 2025, according to a press release from the Montana Department of Justice.