60-Year-Old Man Arrested After Firing Long Gun at People, Shooting 17-Year-Old

This video from the Montgomery County Sheriff's office contains sensitive content that some may find distressing; viewer discretion is advised.

Yala-Montero is charged with felony deadly conduct, discharging a firearm, with bond set at $80,000. He has a prior criminal history, has been previously deported from the United States, and has a federal ICE detainer in place.

The 17-year-old victim sustained a gunshot wound and was treated and released at a local hospital. He has since been charged with filing a false report to a peace officer—a misdemeanor—after investigators determined he provided untruthful information that hindered the investigation.

When law enforcement arrived in force, Ayala-Montero retreated into his home and barricaded himself inside. Upon the arrival of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office SWAT team, he surrendered and was taken into custody without further incident.

Witnesses reported attempting to de-escalate the situation, but the suspect continued firing. Investigators later recovered approximately 31 shell casings from the scene.

The incident began as an altercation between suspect Juan Ayala-Montero, 60, and a 17-year-old male in the Kings Colony neighborhood. Following the altercation, Ayala-Montero began pointing a long gun at multiple individuals in the area and discharged numerous rounds in various directions.

A 60-year-old man has been arrested after firing dozens of rounds at homes and residents in a Montgomery County, Texas neighborhood on Saturday evening, prompting a SWAT response and hours-long standoff before he surrendered, authorities said.

Police confirm the suspect is in custody.

A suspect has reportedly been detained, per reports sourced via Samdesk; this is unconfirmed.

"If you are outside the area, please avoid it and do not enter," authorities say. "If you are in the neighborhood, obey all commands from law enforcement, as they are on scene and actively working to bring the situation under control."

The active shooting is in the Nottingham Rd area of the Kings Colony neighborhood in East County. "Multiple individuals have been shot," per the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.

Authorities are responding to what they describe as an "active shooter situation" with multiple people shot.

Incident reported at 19000 Nottingham.

This video from the Montgomery County Sheriff's office contains sensitive content that some may find distressing; viewer discretion is advised.

Yala-Montero is charged with felony deadly conduct, discharging a firearm, with bond set at $80,000. He has a prior criminal history, has been previously deported from the United States, and has a federal ICE detainer in place.

The 17-year-old victim sustained a gunshot wound and was treated and released at a local hospital. He has since been charged with filing a false report to a peace officer—a misdemeanor—after investigators determined he provided untruthful information that hindered the investigation.

When law enforcement arrived in force, Ayala-Montero retreated into his home and barricaded himself inside. Upon the arrival of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office SWAT team, he surrendered and was taken into custody without further incident.

Witnesses reported attempting to de-escalate the situation, but the suspect continued firing. Investigators later recovered approximately 31 shell casings from the scene.

The incident began as an altercation between suspect Juan Ayala-Montero, 60, and a 17-year-old male in the Kings Colony neighborhood. Following the altercation, Ayala-Montero began pointing a long gun at multiple individuals in the area and discharged numerous rounds in various directions.

A 60-year-old man has been arrested after firing dozens of rounds at homes and residents in a Montgomery County, Texas neighborhood on Saturday evening, prompting a SWAT response and hours-long standoff before he surrendered, authorities said.

Police confirm the suspect is in custody.

A suspect has reportedly been detained, per reports sourced via Samdesk; this is unconfirmed.

"If you are outside the area, please avoid it and do not enter," authorities say. "If you are in the neighborhood, obey all commands from law enforcement, as they are on scene and actively working to bring the situation under control."

The active shooting is in the Nottingham Rd area of the Kings Colony neighborhood in East County. "Multiple individuals have been shot," per the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.

Authorities are responding to what they describe as an "active shooter situation" with multiple people shot.

Incident reported at 19000 Nottingham.

This video from the Montgomery County Sheriff's office contains sensitive content that some may find distressing; viewer discretion is advised.

Yala-Montero is charged with felony deadly conduct, discharging a firearm, with bond set at $80,000. He has a prior criminal history, has been previously deported from the United States, and has a federal ICE detainer in place.

The 17-year-old victim sustained a gunshot wound and was treated and released at a local hospital. He has since been charged with filing a false report to a peace officer—a misdemeanor—after investigators determined he provided untruthful information that hindered the investigation.

When law enforcement arrived in force, Ayala-Montero retreated into his home and barricaded himself inside. Upon the arrival of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office SWAT team, he surrendered and was taken into custody without further incident.

Witnesses reported attempting to de-escalate the situation, but the suspect continued firing. Investigators later recovered approximately 31 shell casings from the scene.

The incident began as an altercation between suspect Juan Ayala-Montero, 60, and a 17-year-old male in the Kings Colony neighborhood. Following the altercation, Ayala-Montero began pointing a long gun at multiple individuals in the area and discharged numerous rounds in various directions.

A 60-year-old man has been arrested after firing dozens of rounds at homes and residents in a Montgomery County, Texas neighborhood on Saturday evening, prompting a SWAT response and hours-long standoff before he surrendered, authorities said.

Police confirm the suspect is in custody.

A suspect has reportedly been detained, per reports sourced via Samdesk; this is unconfirmed.

"If you are outside the area, please avoid it and do not enter," authorities say. "If you are in the neighborhood, obey all commands from law enforcement, as they are on scene and actively working to bring the situation under control."

The active shooting is in the Nottingham Rd area of the Kings Colony neighborhood in East County. "Multiple individuals have been shot," per the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.

Authorities are responding to what they describe as an "active shooter situation" with multiple people shot.

Incident reported at 19000 Nottingham.

This video from the Montgomery County Sheriff's office contains sensitive content that some may find distressing; viewer discretion is advised.

Yala-Montero is charged with felony deadly conduct, discharging a firearm, with bond set at $80,000. He has a prior criminal history, has been previously deported from the United States, and has a federal ICE detainer in place.

The 17-year-old victim sustained a gunshot wound and was treated and released at a local hospital. He has since been charged with filing a false report to a peace officer—a misdemeanor—after investigators determined he provided untruthful information that hindered the investigation.

When law enforcement arrived in force, Ayala-Montero retreated into his home and barricaded himself inside. Upon the arrival of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office SWAT team, he surrendered and was taken into custody without further incident.

Witnesses reported attempting to de-escalate the situation, but the suspect continued firing. Investigators later recovered approximately 31 shell casings from the scene.

The incident began as an altercation between suspect Juan Ayala-Montero, 60, and a 17-year-old male in the Kings Colony neighborhood. Following the altercation, Ayala-Montero began pointing a long gun at multiple individuals in the area and discharged numerous rounds in various directions.

A 60-year-old man has been arrested after firing dozens of rounds at homes and residents in a Montgomery County, Texas neighborhood on Saturday evening, prompting a SWAT response and hours-long standoff before he surrendered, authorities said.

Police confirm the suspect is in custody.

A suspect has reportedly been detained, per reports sourced via Samdesk; this is unconfirmed.

"If you are outside the area, please avoid it and do not enter," authorities say. "If you are in the neighborhood, obey all commands from law enforcement, as they are on scene and actively working to bring the situation under control."

The active shooting is in the Nottingham Rd area of the Kings Colony neighborhood in East County. "Multiple individuals have been shot," per the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.

Authorities are responding to what they describe as an "active shooter situation" with multiple people shot.

Incident reported at 19000 Nottingham.

This video from the Montgomery County Sheriff's office contains sensitive content that some may find distressing; viewer discretion is advised.

Yala-Montero is charged with felony deadly conduct, discharging a firearm, with bond set at $80,000. He has a prior criminal history, has been previously deported from the United States, and has a federal ICE detainer in place.

The 17-year-old victim sustained a gunshot wound and was treated and released at a local hospital. He has since been charged with filing a false report to a peace officer—a misdemeanor—after investigators determined he provided untruthful information that hindered the investigation.

When law enforcement arrived in force, Ayala-Montero retreated into his home and barricaded himself inside. Upon the arrival of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office SWAT team, he surrendered and was taken into custody without further incident.

Witnesses reported attempting to de-escalate the situation, but the suspect continued firing. Investigators later recovered approximately 31 shell casings from the scene.

The incident began as an altercation between suspect Juan Ayala-Montero, 60, and a 17-year-old male in the Kings Colony neighborhood. Following the altercation, Ayala-Montero began pointing a long gun at multiple individuals in the area and discharged numerous rounds in various directions.

A 60-year-old man has been arrested after firing dozens of rounds at homes and residents in a Montgomery County, Texas neighborhood on Saturday evening, prompting a SWAT response and hours-long standoff before he surrendered, authorities said.

Police confirm the suspect is in custody.

A suspect has reportedly been detained, per reports sourced via Samdesk; this is unconfirmed.

"If you are outside the area, please avoid it and do not enter," authorities say. "If you are in the neighborhood, obey all commands from law enforcement, as they are on scene and actively working to bring the situation under control."

The active shooting is in the Nottingham Rd area of the Kings Colony neighborhood in East County. "Multiple individuals have been shot," per the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.

Authorities are responding to what they describe as an "active shooter situation" with multiple people shot.

Incident reported at 19000 Nottingham.