Man killed in South San Francisco police shooting is identified

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO Officials on Tuesday identified a man shot and killed by officers a day earlier in South San Francisco as -year-old Brian Joseph Montana Related Articles South San Francisco cops shoot kill armed man LA police release video of armed confrontation that wounded author wife of Weezer bassist Armed robbery carjacking charges filed against man shot in San Jose by Concord police State DOJ clears California cop in fatal shooting of unarmed man holding a cell phone Charges filed against man shot by Berkeley police suspect also held after Tesla protest Montana was identified in an update that included other details about the shooting in the block of Arroyo Circle Officers were initially dispatched to the scene at p m for a analysis of a person later revealed to be Montana brandishing a firearm at a neighbor according to the South San Francisco Police Department They arrived at the scene minutes later and directly called for backup because Montana was shooting into an occupied home Police explained Montana then moved to the driveway of the residence and hid behind parked vehicles Over the next minutes Montana fired a handgun shotgun and rifle at officers from the driveway according to police Officers used police vehicles as cover from the barrage of gunfire and were able to return fire police revealed Montana was hit at least once and died of his injuries at the scene according to police A resident of the home Montana fired into was injured during the circumstance Police described the victim s injuries as non-life-threatening but did not specify the cause No other injuries were communicated Two officers fired their weapons police stated Police did not identify the officers but mentioned both have been placed on paid administrative leave as is customary in such incidents Additional information including audio and video recordings is expected to be distributed in the coming weeks Anyone with information related to the occurrence can contact the police department at - - web-pd ssf net or tips ssf net Check back for updates