Foreman arrested after shooting in altercation at auto body shop

Two men were shot and one arrested after an argument Monday at an auto body shop.

When police arrived at the S&M Body Shop on Dean Martin Drive, they found shop foreman Kevin Montalvo holding an ammunition magazine for a semiautomatic pistol, but not the gun, according to his arrest report.

Montalvo told police that he was attacked by two of his employees and shot one of the men in self-defense.

While talking to officers, Montalvo complained of chest pain. When medical personnel discovered he had been shot in the chest, he was taken to University Medical Center trauma unit for emergency surgery.

The other two men fled the scene. The man who had not been shot drove Bryan Jackson, who had been shot four times, to UMC, according to the arrest report. Police found the gun in Jackson’s car.

Video footage at the body shop showed Montalvo approached Jackson, and Jackson reacted by beating him, according to police.

The footage also showed Montalvo with a pistol, and he appeared to be firing at Jackson before the two struggled for the gun, according to police.

Both men were in stable condition after surgery.

Montalvo was arrested in absentia because of his injuries. He faces charges of attempted murder with a deadly weapon, battery with substantial bodily harm, and discharging firearm into occupied structure.