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The man who was fatally shot by police at a McDonald’s drive-through in Montgomery County, Maryland, has been identified. And police said that a thorough investigation into what happened is underway.
Officers responded to a complaint that he refused to pay for food he ordered or exit the drive-through.
Montgomery County police Chief Marcus Jones said during a news conference that officers saw a handgun in the front seat. They ordered Leroux to exit at gunpoint and requested backup.
Jones said the officers tried to de-escalate the situation for 30 minutes and called for a negotiator. They formulated a plan and called Leroux on his phone, making several attempts to talk to him.
July 19, 2021
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Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones speaks to media about an incident Friday outside a McDonald s in Gaithersburg, where police fatally shot 21-year-old Ryan Leroux.
Photo by Caitlynn Peetz
This story was updated at 6:45 p.m. July 19, 2021, with comments from the Silver Spring Justice Coalition and at 7:25 p.m. with background about the Reimagining Public Safety Task Force and a statement by County Executive Marc Elrich. It was updated again at 8:35 p.m. to clarify details the Silver Spring Justice Coalition was calling for.
Montgomery County police released few details on Monday about a confrontation in which officers shot and killed a man in his SUV at a McDonald’s in Gaithersburg on Friday night.