The former guitarist of Possessed, a pioneering death metal band, was fatally shot in a standoff with police. Brian Montana, 60, was killed by police in South San Francisco, Calif., following a standoff that ensued after he brandished a gun at a neighbor, the South San Francisco Police Department said.

The incident occurred April 28, after Montana, 60, confronted a neighbor about tree branches and leaves falling into his yard.

The founding guitarist of an influential Bay Area death metal band was shot and killed by police in South San Francisco this week following a tense standoff. Brian Montana, of the band Possessed, was identified by the South San Francisco Police Department as the armed suspect who opened fire on a neighbor and later at responding officers,