Steven Montano, a Chicago man who has been charged with murdering a police officer on Wednesday was ordered to be held in jail with no bond.
Who is Steven Montano?
Montano has been charged with first-degree murder, interfering with reporting domestic violence, and aggravated discharge of a firearm after allegedly killing Chicago Police Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso. A Cook County judge denied bond to Montano, according to FOX Chicago.
Montano started to argue with a 37-year-old woman, whom he was dating about their relationship and living arrangement. He allegedly tried to hit her, who then moved out of the way. He then threatened to get his gun.
The 37-year-old left the house and called 911 to report that he had a gun. He was following her, took her phone from her hands and hung it up. He allegedly threw her phone after hanging up on 911.
The police arrived at their home because they also went back home arguing. They saw Montano was holding something that is believed to be a gun.
Montano dropped a gun and magazine at a neighbors house before he picked it back up and put the magazine into the pistol, prosecutors stated. The man asked neighbors if he could hide the gun in a garage that they were standing in, but they refused.
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He then went into the garage and ran into the backyard of a residence that was connected.
Vasquez Lasso saw Montano running and got out of his car when a foot chase started. Montano was chased into a schoolyard and shouted multiple commands to stop running but he refused.
When Montano saw that Vasquez Lasso was only feet behind him, he pointed his pistol at the officer, which led to the officer shooting back. Vasquez-Lasso fired two shots and hit Montano in the area of his mouth.
Vasquez-Lasso was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Montano has one previous arrest from last year when he allegedly ran from a stolen car that was wanted in a shooting.
