Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Juan DeLeCruz Rodriguez
Age : 58
Gender : Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 06/09/2021
Location : 57200 29 Palms Highway
City : Yucca Valley
County : San Bernardino
State : California
Agency : San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during vehicle encounter
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 06/09/2021, deputies with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle and a driver behaving erratically at a city park. Deputies encountered Juan DeLeCruz Rodriguez and attempted to make contact. Rodriguez continued driving and entered oncoming traffic before deputies located him again in a business parking lot on 29 Palms Highway. During the encounter, deputies stated that Rodriguez placed the vehicle in reverse and struck a patrol car. A deputy then opened fire and shot Rodriguez. Deputies removed Rodriguez from the vehicle, and he died from his injuries. Authorities later stated that a knife was found on Rodriguez after the shooting. The incident was placed under investigation. No deputies were charged.
