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Rafael Rodriguez

Age : 78

Gender : Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 08/14/2025

Location : 11000 block of Tanglehead Court

City : Houston

County : Harris

State : Texas

Agency : Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/14/2025, shortly after 11:00 a.m., Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office deputies responded to a home at 11016 Tanglehead Court in northwest Harris County for a family dispute involving custody of two children. The conflict involved 78-year-old Rafael Rodriguez and his son-in-law, Franklin Portillo, whose wife—Rodriguez’s daughter and the mother of the children—had died approximately two years earlier. Portillo had arrived at the residence with the couple’s 9-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son amid an ongoing dispute over the children.
According to Harris County authorities, a Precinct 4 deputy arrived and attempted to mediate between the two men, with Rodriguez inside the residence and Portillo outside. Police alleged that Rodriguez then came out of the house armed with a gun and shot Portillo in the head while the deputy was present. The Precinct 4 deputy then fired at Rodriguez, striking him.
Emergency personnel attempted CPR on Portillo, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Rodriguez was transported to a hospital in critical condition and subsequently died from the deputy’s gunfire.
Rodriguez’s daughter, Daisy Jura, provided additional context concerning the family conflict. She said Rodriguez had gone to court in an effort to see his grandchildren and described the custody dispute as longstanding. Jura acknowledged that her father shot Portillo but said she believed Rodriguez acted because he wanted to protect the children and described him as a devoted father and grandfather.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office assumed responsibility for investigating both Portillo’s death and the Precinct 4 deputy’s fatal shooting of Rodriguez. The deputy was placed on administrative leave following the shooting. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office subsequently listed the incident in its homicide records for 11016 Tanglehead Court.
The Precinct 4 deputy who killed Rodriguez has not been publicly identified in the sources located through 08/08/2026.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/08/14/armed-suspect-shot-by-harris-county-pct-4-constable-deputy-after-fatal-shooting-in-domestic-dispute/
https://abc13.com/post/2-men-dead-child-custody-dispute-tanglehead-court-northwest-harris-county-sheriff-said/17536024/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcLKYmwWCOo