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Melvin Omar Chavez-Paz
Gender : Male
Age : 31
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/21/2024
Location : 3400 block of Janet Road
City : Wheaton-Glenmont
County : Montgomery
State : Maryland
Agency : Montgomery county Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 09/21/2024, 31-year-old Melvin Omar Chavez-Paz was shot and killed by Montgomery County deputies responding to a disturbance call in the 3400 block of Janet Road in Wheaton-Glenmont, Maryland. Deputies encountered Chavez-Paz holding a grill fork. His family stated that he was intoxicated and arguing with a neighbor prior to police arrival.
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According to the family, Chavez-Paz did not speak English and likely could not understand officers’ commands. The family questioned why non-lethal methods, such as a Taser, were not used to subdue him. Chavez-Paz was unarmed aside from the grill fork he was holding throughout the encounter.
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The incident is under investigation by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Findings will be reviewed by the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/09/21/montgomery-police-shoot-involved-wound/
https://www.mymcmedia.org/decedent-officer-identified-in-wheaton-fatal-police-involved-shooting/
