At around 2:30 p.m., deputies responded to a home to serve court mandated paperwork on Rodney Morrison. Morrison allegedly threatened deputies with a knife as they attempted to serve the order. Morrison fled from officers and ran a short distance into a field where at least one Leesburg officer shot and killed him.
Agency: Lee County Sheriff's Office
Motive: Serve order
Confrontation Type: Other Non-Violent Offense
Service Call: No
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Rodney Morrison
Death Date: July 12, 2020
County: Lee
Geography: Rural
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Foot
Washington Post Database ID: 5985