Luis Montoya

Deadly force

Montoya had been at the Ohkay Casino the night of Jan. 9 with his son James Montoya, 36, police said. The two men were removed by security guards and cited by Ohkay Owingeh Police for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, police said. Later that night, Luis Montoya started calling relatives and friends, apparently because he wanted medical attention for arm and rib injuries from the casino incident. Dispatchers received a call from Albuquerque Police advising that Luis Montoya had called 911 in that city, saying he "was going to the San Juan casino to kill a bunch of people cuz earlier there someone hurt his arm," and warned that he had guns and grenades, according to dispatch logs. When State Police arrived, Luis Montoya came out of his house, unarmed at first except for a bowie knife strapped to his belt, according to the affidavit. When officers asked him for identification, Luis Montoya stepped back inside his porch and came out with what appeared to be a "high-powered rifle" with a scope pointed toward the ground. Montoya fired a shot into the ground and was shot and killed.