US EditionMetal band guitarist killed in police standoff in California
- Brian Montana, who played guitar for the influential death metal group Possessed, was fatally shot during a police confrontation on Monday, April 29, in South San Francisco.
- The shooting followed a dispute over tree trimmings between Montana and a neighbor, who he reportedly fired upon before police arrived at 6 p.m.
- Montana armed himself with a handgun, rifle, and shotgun, firing from a driveway and using vehicles for cover during a roughly 25-minute standoff with officers.
- One nearby resident suffered a non-life-threatening graze wound and was hospitalized, while officers returned fire and pronounced Montana dead on scene.
- The San Mateo County District Attorney's Office is investigating, and Possessed confirmed Montana's death, offering condolences and noting his past band feud and departure in 1985.
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Heavy Metal Guitarist Brian Montana Dies During Shootout With Police
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