Oklahoma City Council to Consider $875K Settlement in Fatal Police Shooting of Teenager Stavian Rodriguez
Oklahoma City, OK — The Oklahoma City Council is poised to decide on a sizeable settlement agreement related to the fatal police shooting of 15-year-old Stavian Rodriguez. If approved during Tuesday’s council meeting, the city would award $875,000 to Rodriguez’s mother, rounding off a contentious legal battle surrounding the tragic 2020 event. The incident, which resulted in Rodriguez’s death, occurred during an attempted armed robbery at the Okie Gas & Express convenience store in Oklahoma City. According to police reports, Rodriguez was instructed to leave the store and emerged through a drive-thru window—the only exit … Read more