Ryan LeRoux was shot and killed by Montgomery County police at a McDonald’s in Gaithersburg. “We are conducting an independent investigation and that will be reviewed by the state’s attorney’s office. That will decide if the actions were justified by the officers,” said Carmen Facciolo, the police department’s new civilian assistant chief.
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Paul LeRoux, Ryan’s father, said police fired 24 shots.
Police say LeRoux was in a car with a gun in the front seat. An officer on the radio can be heard saying, “He’s sitting in the car. Gun is on the passenger seat. I’m backing up. He’s unresponsive.”
Paul LeRoux said he reviewed some of the police video and didn’t see a gun in his son’s hand.
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“They all unload on him and he supposedly raised a handgun. If you want to know my perspective, he raised his hands. He just raised his hands up. There’s nothing they’ve been able to show or prove that he raised his handgun. Nothing. And then they just went crazy,” he said.
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