Carlos Alberto Rodriguez

How they died

Deadly force

On-duty officers responded to a report that Carlos Alberto Rodriguez was beating a woman and that he'd fired a shotgun. The department also called a nearby grocery store where off-duty officer Michael McBride was moonlighting as a security guard, and he joined the chase. Rodriguez stepped out from behind a tree and allegedly shot at McBride and another officer. McBride fired four shots, hitting Rodriguez twice. Rodriguez ran away, then collapsed and died at the scene. According to police, McBride was present at three previous fatal police-related shootings within four years, though this was the first time he fired a fatal shot.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Carlos Alberto Rodriguez, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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