Man Armed With Grill Fork Shot And Killed By Maryland Officer

Submitted on 10/24/2024 by: Wicked
play again watch more videos like this one Ohio cop fatally shoots man who stabbed him in the neck Florida Man Purposely Rams Cops With His Car Desperations never been so hot! TAZED IN THE NUTS - that hurts! Man gets ripped open by Nicaraguan bull. Armed Man Shot Dead By San Diego Police Jumped And Arrested For Stealing In New York Rochester Cops Won't Let Armed Man Leave Alive
Justice United States 42,651 views

New body-worn camera footage shows the moment an officer shot and killed a man after repeatedly telling the man to drop what appeared to be a knife, but turned out to be a grill fork.

The deadly shooting happened along Janet Road in Silver Spring on Sept. 21. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, officers were called to the area for a reported assault in progress.

The body-worn camera video shows an officer arriving to find a group of people standing in a yard. The group appears anxious and the officer is heard telling everyone to calm down. The group then points across the street and a man, later identified as 31-year-old Melvin Omar Chavez-Paz, walks out from behind a house.

As Chavez-Paz begins walking toward a person walking a dog, the group begins screaming. The officer then notices the object Chavez-Paz is holding, and takes out his gun while yelling for him to "drop the knife." The object was later discovered to actually be a grill fork.

The officer repeatedly tells Chavez-Paz to drop the object, while also keeping his gun pointed at Chavez-Paz as he continues walking toward the officer.

Chavez-Paz appears to point at a cut on his head while saying something before making his way toward the group of people across the street. That is when the officer shot Chavez-Paz.

The entire interaction lasts less than a minute. A second dash camera video shows more officers arriving as the officer shoots Chavez-Paz.

Chavez-Paz was killed in the shooting. The officer who shot him has since been identified as Corporal Cody Hobbs, a 12-year veteran of the Montgomery County Department of Police. Hobbs was placed on administrative leave following the shooting, which is department protocol.

You must be logged in to view comments. Click HERE to register.