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Matthew T. Melzoni
United States · Aged 36 · Died 12/13/2020
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Around 3:35 a.m., Huntington police responded to a disturbance call. Officers found a man operating a backhoe and destroying property around the neighborhood. Police and deputies chased him around the neighborhood, including the Horace Mann Elementary and Riverside Middle School campuses. The man on the backhoe, Matthew T. Melzoni, continued causing damage to private and public property during the pursuit, and police shot and killed him.
Alleged responsible partyHuntington Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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