A FAMOUS guitarist has been killed after he was gunned down in a police stand-off.
The artist grabbed three guns and opened fire on California cops in his driveway on Monday after things escalated reportedly over a neighbor row about tree trimmings.
Police later identified their suspect as Brian Montana, the founding guitarist for Possessed.
Possessed is a death metal band based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Montana died at age 60 after a 25-minute stand-off between him and the South San Francisco Police Department on Monday evening.
The former guitarist was armed with a handgun, shotgun and rifle.
He used the firearms to shoot at the cops from his driveway, seeking cover behind two parked cars and landscaping.
The cops used their own cars to take cover and then returned fire.
Montana died in the stand-off that one resident told local CW affiliate KRON was connected to a dispute over tree trimmings falling over a neighbor’s yard.
Possessed paid tribute to Montana following his death.
“Very tragic news,” the band wrote on their Instagram story.
They added: “Our sympathies to the Montana family and friends.”
Possessed, known as the godfathers of death metal, was created in 1983 with Montana as the guitarist.
Montana left the band shortly after in 1985 and was replaced by Larry LaLonde, who is more known for his current gig as the guitarist for the rock band Primus.
The original Possessed band only lasted until 1987, but they have reformed multiple times.
Most recently, the band reformed in 2017, and in 2019, they released Revelations of Oblivion – their first full-length studio album since 1986.
Montana is the second band member to be shot.
In 1989, Possessed vocalist Jeff Becerra was shot multiple during a robbery that left him paralyzed, per Loudwire.
