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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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by Merriell Moyer