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Man With Grill Fork Killed By Police In MoCo Wanted To Help, Reunite With Mother In Honduras Man With Grill Fork Killed By Police In MoCo Wanted To Help, Reunite With Mother In Honduras
Man With Grill Fork Killed By Police In MoCo Wanted To Help, Reunite With Mother In Honduras A grieving family is seeking the community's assistance as thy hope to send a man to his mother in Honduras after he was killed in an officer-involved shooting when police mistook a grill fork for a weapon in Montgomery County. At approximately 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, officers were called to the 3400 block of Janet Road in Wheaton after there was an emergency call placed about an assault in progress. Upon arrival, members of the Montgomery County Department of Police spotted a man, identified as 31-year-old Wheaton resident Melvin Omar Chavez-Paz in a yard holding an object in…
Investigators ID Man Holding Grill Fork Killed During Officer-Involved MoCo Shooting Investigators ID Man Holding Grill Fork Killed During Officer-Involved MoCo Shooting
Investigators ID Man Holding Grill Fork Killed During Officer-Involved MoCo Shooting The Independent Investigations Division (IID) has identified the griller and veteran police corporal implicated in the officer-involved shooting in Montgomery County over the weekend, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office. At approximately 7:45 p.m. on Saturday night, officers were called to the 3400 block of Janet Road in Wheaton after there was an emergency call placed about an assault in progress. Upon arrival, members of the Montgomery County Department of Police spotted a man, identified as 31-year-old Wheaton resident Melvin Omar Chavez-Paz in a yard holding an obje…
Juvenile Killed In Officer-Involved Baltimore Shooting: Maryland AG Juvenile Killed In Officer-Involved Baltimore Shooting: Maryland AG
Juvenile Killed In Officer-Involved Baltimore Shooting: Maryland AG A minor was killed in an officer-involved Baltimore shooting that is now being investigated by the Maryland Attorney General's Office, officials say. The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the AG's office announced an investigation into an incident that played out in the Southwest District of the city on Monday night. According to the initial review of body-cam footage, investigators say that at around 9:15 p.m. on Aug. 5, officers spotted a minor walking in the unit block of North Gilmore and attempted to stop him; however, he ran away and sought to flee the area. In regards …