Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Jesus Rodriguez
Age : 23
Gender : Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 07/01/2021
Location : 2100 Fairburn Road
City : Douglasville
County : Douglas
State : Georgia
Agency : Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during burglary response
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 07/01/2021, Douglas County sheriff’s deputies responded to a reported burglary in progress at Redline Performance Group on Fairburn Road in Douglasville around 9:40 a.m. Deputies encountered Jesus Rodriguez, who matched the description provided by the caller. Police stated that Rodriguez did not stop when deputies approached and that deputies chased him. Deputies later confronted Rodriguez, and police reported that he was holding a knife during the encounter. Deputies opened fire and shot Rodriguez, killing him at the scene. Rodriguez was 23 years old. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was called in to review the shooting, and the investigation was reported as pending at the time of coverage.
