Christopher Montalbo
Christopher Montalbo, 35, died on March 19, 2026, in San Antonio after being handcuffed and placed in the back of a San Antonio police patrol car following a traffic stop near McCullough Avenue and East Rampart Drive. Police said he pulled a handgun and shot himself while alone in the vehicle, and officers found him with a gunshot wound to the head. Whether proper search procedures were followed before he was placed in the car remains unclear, and body camera and patrol video are being reviewed.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. San Antonio police said Montalbo pulled a handgun and shot himself while alone in a patrol car after he was handcuffed.
Reported by: San Antonio Police (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.