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Upper Perk Officer Used 'Lawful Force' In Fatal East Greenville Shooting: DA Upper Perk Officer Used 'Lawful Force' In Fatal East Greenville Shooting: DA
'Lawful Force' Used When Gabriel Diaz Was Killed: DA An Upper Perk police officer involved in a fatal East Greenville shooting was justified in using lethal force, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. The investigation into the officer's actions during the Saturday, Sept. 14 incident involving the shooting of Gabriel Diaz revealed that the use of deadly force was warranted, the district attorney's office said in a news release. Diaz, who was armed with a machete and a hatchet, had barricaded himself inside the basement of his residence and charged at police when they attempted to enter, the news release states. …

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Dad Of 5 Shot By Police ID By Montgomery County Coroner Dad Of 5 Shot By Police ID By Montgomery County Coroner
Dad Of 5 Shot By Police ID By Montgomery County Coroner The identity of a 55-year-old father of five shot by police in East Greenville has been released by the Montgomery County coroner. Gabriel Diaz died of multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and shoulder in the shooting on Saturday night, Sept, 14, Coroner Dr. Janine Darby told Daily Voice on Tuesday, Sept. 17. A staff member arrived at the scene at a home in the 100 block of Cherry Street at 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15 — but Diaz had already been pronounced dead at 12:05 a.m. The manner of death was "determined to be homicide," Darby said. Diaz had barricaded himself in a basement wit…

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