Montana governor orders emergency state support in manhunt for bar shooter who killed four

Published August 5, 2025 3:55pm ET



Gov. Greg Gianforte (R-MT) signed an executive order on Tuesday that granted emergency state support to local police in the manhunt for the suspected shooter who killed four people at a Montana bar late last week.

The brief order authorized the deployment of “state resources and funds to provide assistance at the request of local jurisdictions during incidents, emergencies, or disasters that overwhelm their ability to reduce, counteract, or remove the danger.”

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