ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County Deputy James Montiel shot and killed Salaythis Melvin in August 2020. Video from a body camera shows Melvin running in the parking lot before falling to the ground after Montiel fired his gun.
The sheriff’s office confirmed Montiel fired the fatal shot. The deputy-involved shooting spurred weeks of protests as community members demanded to see body camera video and for Montiel to be fired. [RELATED: Body camera video shows deputy shooting man in back at Florida Mall] Last week the sheriff’s office confirmed Montiel is back on full duty and working in an investigative capacity in the office’s criminal investigations division.