Rockville’s Silver Diner released a statement on Friday regarding the death of customer Fredi Torrez at their restaurant on Wednesday, May 21.
According to Bethesda Today, Mr. Torrez was asked to leave but then returned and punched the manager. Employees restrained Mr. Torrez after the incident. Subsequently he was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
On Friday, the MoCo Show published the following statement from the Silver Diner:
“We were very saddened to learn of an incident at our Rockville location that resulted in a fatality following the restraint of a customer who appeared to be intoxicated. He was asked to leave by the manager, left and then returned to the restaurant where he went behind the counter at the restaurant and assaulted the manager. Employees restrained the customer who then passed out, 9-1-1 was called and the victim later died. We’re working closely with the police.”
The Montgomery County Police Department ask anyone who witnessed the events at the diner to come forward.
The Torrez family has started a GoFundMe page to pay for his funeral arrangements.
picture courtesy Silver Diner
