Ricardo J. Rodriguez
Name: Ricardo J. Rodriguez
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 06/22/2020
Location: SE 21st St & SE Madison St
Topeka, Kansas, 66605
County: Shawnee
Agency: Topeka Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Police received a call about an armed robbery around 4:15 a.m. Two men were reported to have stolen a black Kia sport utility vehicle. One of the men had a gun. Around 5:20 a.m., officers saw the vehicle and attempted to stop it. However, the vehicle fled, and officers lost sight of it. A short time later, an officer spotted the SUV about six blocks to the west, as it was driving at a high rate of speed. Seconds later, the officer watched the car crash head on into a black Nissan pickup truck. Ricardo J. Rodriguez, a passenger in the stolen Kia SUV, was killed. Rodriguez was not involved in the carjacking. Police reported officers weren't in pursuit of the SUV at the time of the crash.
Unique ID: 28293
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