Brian Montana, an original guitarist for the pioneering Bay Area death metal band Possessed , was shot and killed by police in South San Francisco this week after a heated dispute with a neighbor turned into a prolonged and violent gun battle.
Montana, 60, was identified by authorities as the suspect involved in the standoff on Monday, April 28.
Police say the incident began when Montana became enraged over tree debris from a neighbor’s yard and escalated into a shooting that left one resident injured and the neighborhood temporarily under lockdown…