{"id":8519,"date":"2025-05-16T07:32:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T07:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=8519"},"modified":"2025-05-16T07:32:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T07:32:35","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-rock-star-shot-killed-more-in-comments-%f0%9f%91%87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=8519","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 Rock Star Shot, Killed More in Comments \ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Montana, who helped found pioneering <a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/tag\/death-metal\/\">death metal<\/a> band Possessed, died this week following a shootout with San Francisco police. He was 60 years old.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smdailyjournal.com\/news\/local\/neighbor-dispute-over-tree-leads-to-fatal-ssf-shooting\/article_280e619d-ef3c-4e46-83a1-cb2148b617aa.html\">The San Mateo Journal<\/a><\/em>, authorities responded Monday (April 28) to South San Francisco\u2019s Rancho Buri Buri neighborhood amid reports that Montana had threatened his neighbor with a gun.<\/p>\n<p>The former Possessed guitarist had become angry over his neighbor\u2019s tree branches and leaves spilling into his yard, and the argument escalated with Montana allegedly firing multiple weapons at the neighbor\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<p>Once police arrived, Montana reportedly turned his gun on them, using nearby vehicles and landscaping for cover. He exchanged fire with officers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/entertainment\/article\/possessed-brian-montana-shooting-20304999.php\">for nearly 25 minutes<\/a> before police ultimately shot and killed him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=AmerSongwriter&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1918028692066058742&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Famericansongwriter.com%2Fbrian-montana-original-member-of-iconic-death-metal-band-killed-in-police-standoff%2F&amp;sessionId=8086443c90247b5d6563d7c21fa78a1a095f566c&amp;siteScreenName=AmerSongwriter&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-8=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1918028692066058742\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>A bullet grazed Montana\u2019s neighbor, sending him to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe told <em>The Daily Journal<\/em> that \u201cthere was some alcohol involved\u201d on Montana\u2019s part.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis death is a tragedy, but it\u2019s fortunate that nobody else was hit or injured more seriously,\u201d Wagstaffe\u00a0said, adding that his office aims to complete a full investigation within 60 days.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/rising-metalcore-band-announces-unexpected-death-of-young-bassist-the-world-is-a-darker-place-without-him\/\">[RELATED: Rising Metalcore Band Announces Unexpected Death of Young Bassist: \u201cThe World Is a Darker Place Without Him\u201d]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-how-brian-montana-helped-define-a-genre\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Brian Montana Helped Define a Genre<\/h3>\n<p>Formed in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1983, Brian Montana left Possessed before the band released its 1985 debut, <em>Seven Churches.<\/em> However, he was an important part of their 1984 three-song demo, <em>Death Metal<\/em>, which helped give the genre its name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Montana, who helped found pioneering death metal band Possessed, died this week following a shootout with San Francisco police. 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