Amarillo, Texas
July 25, 2018
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: over 5 years ago
According to APD, at about 8 p.m. officers were at the America's Best Value Inn at 3930 East Interstate 40, looking for a male with a felony warrant for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Officers observed Rodriguez exit a room with a handgun in his hand.
Rodriguez attempted to hide behind other civilians. He refused to drop the gun and was shot by an officer.
Rodriguez died at the scene. No one else was injured.
A police officer in the Texas Panhandle will not face charges in the fatal shooting of an assault suspect who authorities say came out of a hotel room and refused to drop a gun.
Potter County District Attorney Randall Sims on Wednesday announced a grand jury declined to indict the Amarillo police officer in the July 25 death.