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Rodney Dale Mathews
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Gender
Male
Age
22 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
06/13/2002
Location
2656 Woodland Ave. Pittsburgh PA 15212 Allegheny
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Officer George Ciganik shot Rodney D. Mathews, 24, in the head, killing him, as Mathews brandished a handgun from the porch roof of his home in Marshall-Shadeland. A neighbor had summoned police because Mathews had discharged his gun several times. During an exchange of gunfire with police, Mathews shot an officer in the foot.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
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