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Mychal Tanner Montalvo
Case # :304
Gender : Male
Age : 31
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/06/2024
Location : 1900 block of South Third Street
City : Tahoka
County : Lynn County
State : Texas
Agency : Lubbock Police Department, Lynn County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by SWAT during militarized standoff
Open records summary :
Lubbock County and Lynn County swat created a standoff for so far unclear reasons against Michael Montalvo in his home. Police used robots, K9s and engaged in a gun battle with him. Police claim that someone’s bullets hit their armored vehicle, but it is unclear at this time whose bullets hit as there were two counties of SWAT officers firing at Montalvo. Police released that he may have guns and narcotics as the only reason to explain the fatal swap war so far.
