Mesa police have identified 24-year-old Rachel Rodriguez as the woman who was fatally shot by officers in an incident that unfolded on the Sunday morning of May 2.
According to Mesa Police Sgt. Richard Encinas, the shooting occurred after officers were dispatched to a residence near Brown Road and Country Club Drive around 10:30 a.m.
The call came from Rodriguez’s roommate, who reported that Rodriguez was threatening her boyfriend with a knife and preventing him from leaving the home.
Upon arrival, officers found the roommate outside the residence while Rodriguez and her boyfriend remained inside.
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Police attempted to communicate with Rodriguez via loudspeaker to persuade her to come out.
The situation escalated when officers heard the boyfriend yelling and screaming. This prompted them to enter the home immediately.
During the confrontation, an officer discharged their weapon, striking Rodriguez. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The boyfriend was unharmed, and no officers sustained any injuries.
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Rare, sounds like some actual equality happened.
I bet she wasn’t expecting any accountability for her actions, much less real equality. 🤔
A case of FAFO.
I’m confused about what actually happened. It said the boyfriend had her in a hold. So was he actually trying to prevent her from committing suicide? If so, calling the cops just helped her with her suicide goal.
Well, she won’t do that again.
So it didn’t look the knife was a threat to the boy friend the way he was holding her.
Also she was no threat to the police.
So I guess this is a case of assisted suicide.
I’m not sure that’s legal.
Good shooting.
I think the cops were right, but the video doesn’t show her raise the knife…
Dougsride
So it was another “just coming here to work” person?
FAFO
I am on this man’s side from start to finish, but I do have one question/concern. How many fully armed-up cops does take to handle one crazy lady with a knife?
I know, I know, they just want to make sure they go home safe to their families at night.
Do these constant shows of aggressive posturing bother anyone else? It almost looks like they are gearing up to go to war in suburbia.