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Ronald "Ron" Francis Zavaglia

Age : 72

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 08/18/2021

Location : 1000 block Lanark Loop

City : Pflugerville

County : Travis

State : Texas

Agency : Pflugerville Police Department

Officer(s) :Ian Clark

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call at residence

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/18/2021, Pflugerville Police Department Officer Ian Clark killed 72-year-old Ronald Francis Zavaglia outside a residence on Lanark Loop after police responded to disturbance calls concerning an armed man at the house. The shooting occurred around midnight in the Windermere neighborhood.
Police received several calls concerning a disturbance at the residence. Initial reporting said callers described a resident with a gun who was actively attempting to break down a door. The later account released through the Travis County District Attorney's Office described the call more generally as a disturbance at the residence.
Clark and other Pflugerville officers went to the house, knocked on the front door and identified themselves as police. According to the account subsequently presented by the District Attorney's Office, Zavaglia opened the door while holding a rifle. Police alleged that Zavaglia raised the rifle toward the officers. Officers repeatedly ordered him to drop it. Clark then fired a single round, striking Zavaglia in the chest.
Officers requested emergency medical assistance and provided aid until EMS arrived. Zavaglia died at the scene. The available later account does not allege that Zavaglia fired the rifle before Clark shot him.
The case was subsequently reviewed by the Travis County District Attorney's Office and presented to a special grand jury. On 06/14/2022, District Attorney José Garza announced that the grand jury had completed its review and returned no indictment against Clark. Clark therefore faced no criminal charge for killing Zavaglia.
Zavaglia's full name was Ronald Francis Zavaglia. He was born 01/01/1949 and was a U.S. Navy veteran who attained the rank of lieutenant commander and served during the Vietnam era. He was buried at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.

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SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kxan.com/news/one-dead-after-being-shot-by-pflugerville-police-officer/
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/suspect-dies-following-officer-involved-shooting-in-pflugerville
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/travis-county-grand-jury-pflugerville-police-officer-texas
https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Office%20of%20Police%20Oversight/Lawsuits/Sanders%20v.%20COA.pdf
https://www.interment.net/united-states/texas/bell-county/killeen/central-texas-state-veterans-cemetery/transcription/842.php?page=137