Gov. Gianforte has signed an executive order to approve the allocation of additional funding to search efforts and to cover overtime costs for the officers working the case.

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.

The mental health of suspected Montana gunman Michael Paul Brown, 45, declined significantly following the death of his mother, relatives said.