Rodney L. Henderson was holding two knives on a woman and was shot and killed when he refused to obey orders to drop the weapons, police said. One officer shot him after a Taser was tried a couple of times, police said.
Victim's Name: Rodney L. Henderson
Agency Responsible: Irving Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 48
Race: Black
Date of Death: May 2, 2017
County: Dallas
Cause of Death: Gunshot, Taser
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2549
Geography: Suburban