Possessed original guitarist Brian Montana has passed away

Original Possessed guitarist Brian Montana was slain in a standoff with police in Southern San Francisco, CA on April 28th. At approximately 5:52 p.m., Montana started pointing a gun at a neighbor at a house on the 300 block of Arroyo Drive, according to a press statement from the South San Francisco Police Department. At 5:55 p.m., Montana started “actively shooting into an occupied residence” and fled to another property, where he was concealed behind several parked cars, when police arrived. In the end, Montana was shot and killed by police.

Over the next 25 minutes, the suspect armed himself with three different types of firearms (handgun, shotgun, and rifle) and fired at officers from different locations within the driveway while seeking cover and concealment using both vehicles in the driveway and landscaping. Officers used police vehicles as cover from the barage of gunfire and were able to return fire. Officers were able to strike the suspect, effectively preventing him from continued shooting at officers and nearby residences. Once the suspect was confirmed he was no longer a threat to officers, an approach to take him into custody was made and he was found to be non-responsive. Life saving measures were performed and medical personnel were called to the scene. The suspect succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

One of the residents of the house where the suspect was firing was sent to a nearby trauma center after suffering a non-life-threatening wound. Regarding Montana’s metal background, he was a member of Possessed from 1983 until 1984. In 1986, he also worked on a brief project called Abnormal.