LOCAL NEWS
03:59 PM CDT on Friday, October 22, 2004
The family of a young Hispanic man who was shot dead by an HISD police
officer Saturday morning, but his family and is asking some tough
questions about the incident.
KHOU-TV A 19-year-old Hispanic male was shot by an HISD police officer.
Friday, the family joined LULAC officials in suggesting that race was a
factor.
"Police officers that have that mentality that it's open season to kill
Hispanics and other minorities in the streets of Houston and surrounding
counties," said Johnny Mata of LULAC. "That mentality needs to end."
The HISD officer shot 19-year-old Roy Rodriguez while responding to an
alarm at Lantrip Middle School. He says he thought the screwdriver
Rodriguez pulled out of his pocket was a gun.
The Harris County District Attorney's office is investigating.
Inside KHOU.com
News Your Way: Get KHOU.com headlines
delivered to your favorite RSS reader.
Submit Your Video: Upload your videos and browse others in our video section.
Find Activities: What's happening in your neighborhood? Community Calendar.
Discuss the News: Talk about the latest news, weather and entertainment headlines in our online forums.
Headlines in Your Inbox: Sign up for our e-mail alerts.
More Local News
Popular Stories
You must be logged in to contribute. Log in | Register Now!
You are logged in as screenname | Log Out
You are logged in, but do not have a "screen" name. Create a Screen Name