Damian Lamar Daniels Killed by John Rodriguez

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Old Crime Scene Address:
11000 Liberty Field
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Deputies were dispatched after family members called to report that Daniels, a combat veteran, was mentally unstable and suicidal after the loss of loved ones. A deputy attempted to subdue Daniels with a stun gun, but it did not stop him. He then grabbed the deputy's stun gun, and another deputy used their stun gun on him to try to get him to let go of it. Daniels reached for a weapon he had in a holster around his waistband, and a deputy shot and killed Daniels, when he failed to comply.

Killer: John Rodriguez

Agency: Bexar County Sheriff's Office

Motive: Welfare check

Confrontation Type: Mental Health/Welfare Check

Service Call: yes

Body Camera: No

Official Disposition: Pending investigation

Victim Name: Damian Lamar Daniels

Death Date: August 25, 2020

County: Bexar

Geography: Suburban

Gender: Male

Age: 31

Race: Black

Cause of Death: Gunshot

Criminal Charges: No known charges

Mental Illness: Yes

Armed: Allegedly Armed

Weapon: gun

Threat Level: attack

Fleeing: Not fleeing

Washington Post Database ID: 6117

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