Heavy metal guitarist dies during shootout with police – second member of band to be shot

By ADAM S. LEVY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Published: 23:39 BST, 1 May 2025 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 2 May 2025

A staple of the death metal music genre was gunned down by police in South San Francisco Monday after a dispute with a neighbor over trim clippings turned violent.

Possessed guitar player Brian Montana, 60, was fatally shot by authorities after he brandished a weapon toward his neighbor, authorities with the South San Francisco Police Department told the San Francisco Chronicle. 

Montana used three different firearms to shoot at authorities for about  30 minutes, , officials said, according to CBS Bay Area. 

Authorities told CBS that the reported to the 300 block of Arroyo Drive at  around 6 p.m. local time after they received a report of an armed man threatening a neighbor. 

Police told the station they observed a man – later identified as Montana – firing a weapon at someone in a home.  

A staple of the death metal music genre was gunned down by police after a dispute with a neighbor over trim clippings turned violent. A police car seen in San Francisco 

Authorities seen in San Francisco in 2022 sealing off a street with caution tape

The shooter was subsequently seen headed to a driveway in the area and camping out behind a parked vehicle and landscaping, police said.

The shooter then began firing a trio of weapons – a handgun, shotgun and rifle – at authorities, according to officials. 

Police told the station Montana was unresponsive and pronounced dead after receiving first aid. 

Another resident in the neighborhood was injured in the incident, but expected to survive, officials said. No police were hurt in the incident.

The police officers who fired their weapons were placed on administrative leave in adhering to official protocols, officials said. 

More information, including video and audio of the deadly incident, were expected to be released to the public in the future, police said.  

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Heavy metal guitarist dies during shootout with police – second member of band to be shot

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