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Jairo “Gori” Dario Rodriguez
United States · Aged 16 · Died 06/04/2001
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Police say that Rodriguez threw a baseball bat at a car (possibly a rival gang) and then fired into the other with a .380 semi-automatic handgun. Roney shouted, in English, that he was a police officer and to drop the gun. Rodriguez couldn't speak English. Rodriguez didn't drop the gun. Roney fired five shots killing him.
Alleged responsible partyReno Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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