Overview

• On August 11, the Richmond Police Department released the 911 call and body-worn camera footage from the August 4 incident.
• The audio captures Montaño’s brother reporting that the former Marine reservist was threatening to kill family members and struggling with mental health.
• Officers Nicholas Remick and Colton Stocking awaited backup and nonlethal rounds before entering the home, then fired as Montaño emerged armed with two knives.
• Both officers have been placed on administrative leave, with intensified scrutiny on Remick following his involvement in a February fatal shooting and pending civil suits.
• Richmond PD and Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office investigations are underway and could take over a year, prompting calls to reform mental health crisis responses.