Rodolfo Ballardo Killed by Arizona Department of Public Safety

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Rodolfo Ballardo and Marcos Ruiz-Zazueta, 43, were stopped for a suspended license plate. During the traffic stop, the driver was asked to exit the vehicle. While the trooper was speaking to the driver, the passenger fired a shot at the trooper, and the trooper fired back. Both Ballardo and Ruiz-Zazueta fled in the vehicle, prompting a pursuit. Ballardo then exited the vehicle and fled on foot until he hijacked a big rig from a sleeping truck driver. DPS pursued the big rig, and in an exchange of gunfire between Ballardo and troopers, he was shot and killed.

Victim's Name: Rodolfo Ballardo

Agency Responsible: Arizona Department of Public Safety

Gender: Male

Age: 31

Race: Hispanic

Date of Death: September 13, 2017

County: La Paz

Cause of Death: Gunshot

Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges

Criminal Charges: No known charges

Mental Illness: No

Armed: Allegedly Armed

Weapon: gun

Threat Level: attack

Fleeing: Car

Body Camera: No

Washington Post Database ID: 2948

Geography: Rural

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