A soon-to-be grandfather from Maryland died after being hit in the back of the head while trying to apologize for his dog running into a neighbor’s backyard, according to his grieving family.
Marvin Guevara’s dogs escaped through a hole in Boyd’s fence onto a neighbor’s property on June 14. According to Montgomery County Police.
Guevara, 40, then went to the neighbor’s house to retrieve the dog and apologize for causing trouble, said his daughter-in-law, Flor Flores. News 4.
The man, a family man, got into an “argument” with an unidentified woman over her dog running loose in the neighborhood, which escalated into a violent situation.
Investigators determined that during the argument, the woman struck Guevara in the head, requiring him to be transported to a nearby hospital.
According to News4, video of the altercation taken by Flores shows a woman and an unidentified man arguing with Guevara before a fistfight breaks out.
Flores claims the neighbor punched her father-in-law in the back of the head before he began filming.
“She then slapped him on the side of the face and wanted to hit him again,” Flores told the outlet, “but then I took out my phone and recorded it. He shouldn’t have had that happen.”
Two weeks later, on June 30th, the beloved local resident was pronounced dead.
Guevara’s body is undergoing an autopsy at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore to determine the cause of death.
The county’s Major Crimes Unit is also investigating his death.
Guevara’s neighbours, who have not yet faced any charges, told the outlet that the soon-to-be grandfather had trespassed on their land, but did not provide further details.
The Boyds’ two homes are located about five miles away in Germantown, Maryland.
While families wait for answers about how their loved ones died, they are outraged that the situation escalated to violence.
“This never needed to happen because of a dog,” Flores told the outlet. “We just want peace in everything. We just want things to be done right.”
Guevara was a devout member of his church and was known for his kindness and generosity, his grieving family told the outlet.
The heartbroken daughter-in-law said what hurts the most is that her granddaughter, her first grandchild, due to be born next month, will not be able to meet her grandfather.
“I said, ‘I’m going to teach her how to walk,'” Flores said.
“And he said, ‘I’m going to teach her how to ride a horse.’
