San Antonio, Texas
February 29, 2020
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: almost 4 years ago
Richard Rodriguez, 45, was killed Saturday morning, February 29, 2020 in an officer-involved shooting on the West Side.
According to the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office, Rodriguez died from multiple gunshot wounds.
A woman called San Antonio police around 6 a.m. to report a disturbance in the 300 block of Concio Drive.
Rodriguez was the “on-again, off-again” boyfriend of the mother of the woman who called police, according to preliminary information.
Two responding officers went inside for the woman, whose mother was not home, after she told police Rodriguez was acting irrationally.
According to police, Rodriguez pointed a gun at the officers after they entered the home.
The officers then fired several gunshots that hit and killed Rodriguez.