Ricardo Avenia was shot while holding a woman at gunpoint inside a home. A neighbor called 9-1-1 around 10 p.m. to report children at the home were yelling that their father was going to kill their mother, and she was being beaten.
Victim's Name: Ricardo "Macho" Avenia
Agency Responsible: Lancaster Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: September 16, 2018
County: Lancaster
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 4035
Geography: Suburban