Death by Cop- 2024

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Frank E. Rodriguez

Gender : Male

Age : 29

Race : Latinx

Date : 06/21/2024

Location : 4000 block of West Hillsborough Avenue

City : Tampa

County : Hillsborough

State : Florida

Agency : Tampa Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by hit-and-run vehicle while running from ongoing police tasings

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Frank Rodriguez allegedly choked and hit a woman and also attacked a nearby unhoused man but was reportedly unarmed and throwing punches. When police arrived, both Rodriguez and the woman were in his vehicle. The woman told police multiple times that she was fine. Police refused to drop the issue and touched or pushed Rodriguez who ran. Police fired their taser. Fleeing the taser, he ran directly into the path of a car and was killed while the car fled the scene.

 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/man-killed-in-hit-and-run-after-tampa-police-officers-tried-to-arrest-him/